A comparative cross-sectional evaluation of the Field Epidemiology Training Program-Frontline in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP)-Frontline is a three-month in-service training aimed at improving surveillance officers' capacity to collect, analyze, and interpret surveillance data, and respond to health emergencies. We evaluated the effectiveness of the FETP-Frontline which was introduced in Ethiopia in 2016.

Methods

We conducted a comparative, randomized cross-sectional study to assess surveillance-related knowledge, skills, and performance among trained and untrained officers using a structured questionnaire and observation checklist. We compared the knowledge, skills, and performance scores of trained and untrained officers using the Fisher's Exact test, chi-square test, and t-test at p-value < 0.05 for statistical significance.

Results

SUBMITTER: Kebebew T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature