Perceived reciprocal value of health professionals' participation in global child health-related work.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leading children's hospitals in high-income settings have become heavily engaged in international child health research and educational activities. These programs aim to provide benefit to the institutions, children and families in the overseas locations where they are implemented. Few studies have measured the actual reciprocal value of this work for the home institutions and for individual staff who participate in these overseas activities. Our objective was to estimate the perceived reciprocal value of health professionals' participation in global child health-related work. Benefits were measured in the form of skills, knowledge and attitude strengthening as estimated by an adapted Global Health Competency Model.

Methods

A survey questionnaire was developed fol

SUBMITTER: Carbone S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441071 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature