Issues Confronting Female Nursing Postgraduates in Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent times, universities and colleges of nursing in Ghana have been in high demand for faculty members with master's or doctoral training certificates. This has placed much pressure on nurses and midwives, who are mostly females, to pursue higher academic programs in universities.

Aim

The study aims to explore the difficulties female postgraduate nurses face in higher education in Ghana.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study was conducted at two universities in Ghana. An in-depth interview with a semi-structured interview guide was conducted and audio recorded. All interviews were conducted in English over the telephone, which lasted an average of 60 min. The data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

A total

SUBMITTER: Agyare VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature