Retaining nurses at rural stes through distance learning, the University of Nairobi experience

Abstract

Findings: PRONTO training sessions were held in January 2015 and September 2015. To date, 115 mentors have been trained and are active at all 320 primary health clinics. Overall knowledge across the two training sessions improved (26.5% and 15.8%, p<0.001). Scores for obstetric hemorrhage (38% and 12.2%, p<0.001), teamwork and communication (29.5% and 25.4%, p<0.001), simulation facilitation (18.3% and 11.1%, p<0.001), pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (31.2% and 16.5%, p<0.001) and neonatal resuscitation (15.4% and13.7%, p<0.001) improved at both sessions.