Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

Results: Competency (11) -
Motivation of midwives
• Interestingly over half of the sub-sample said they did not
want to change from their current site of work in either 1 or 5
years. Almost twice the number of primary than secondary
midwives desired no change.
• Those who did not want to change mentioned the fact that
they lived near their family, or that they were nearing
retirement as the primary factor in their desire to continue
where they were working.
• Those desiring a change cited the following factors
influencing their wish to move: retirement, to be closer to
their family (including parents, children and/or spouse), work
for an NGO, work in a village without a midwife
• Of those desiring a change (apart from retirement),
increased salary, opportunity for clinical upgrading,
adequate equipment and opportunity to work with more
experienced clinicians would make them want to continue in
their current posting.
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Results: Pre-service Training (1)
Criteria
International
standard
1-Year Post basic
nursing (3+1)
1-Year Primary
Nurse-Midwife
Length of program
Ratio theory:
practice
18 months
minimum, (average
of 72 weeks at 35
hrs/week, excl.
vacation
40% : 60%
1,370 hrs (at 35
hrs/week = 39
weeks)
54% : 46%
Midwifery content
incl. IMCI = 435 hrs
(at 35 hrs/week =
12.5 weeks)
44% : 56%
Curriculum model
Competency based,
up-to-date evidence
underpinning
practice, with
foundation in Public
health
Theory and practice
not integrated.
References used
out of date.
Includes some
Public health
Theory and practice
not integrated.
References used
out of date. Has little
Public health
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