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. 2022 Aug 5;38(2):10.7196/SAJCC.2022.v38i2.535.
doi: 10.7196/SAJCC.2022.v38i2.535. eCollection 2022.

A mixed-methods study on evaluating an updated, francophone version of ETAT+ training in Madagascar

M Galatsch  1   2 , H-J Lang  1 , C Noa  3   4 , H Raveloharimino  3   5 , A Robinson  5   6 , N Rabesandratana  3   5 , L I Magera  2 , R Weigel  1 , D Köcher-Andrianarimanana  3   5
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A mixed-methods study on evaluating an updated, francophone version of ETAT+ training in Madagascar

M Galatsch et al. South Afr J Crit Care. .

Abstract

Background: Madagascar needs major efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, despite the considerable reduction of child mortality during past years. In this context, implementation of emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT) plays an important role. In recent years, ETAT training activities rarely took place in Madagascar. To strengthen ETAT in Madagascar, a pilot training course was conducted in December 2019 at the University Hospital Mahajanga.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate if the ETAT+ pilot training content matches clinical needs in Madagascar and whether participants achieved their learning objectives.

Methods: In this cross-sectional mixed-methods study, a 41-item questionnaire was used at the end of the ETAT+ training to evaluate their learning experience from the 12 participants (paediatricians, physicians, nurses and midwives). Six weeks after the training, guided interviews were conducted among five participants to describe how training content could be transferred into clinical practice in five health facilities.

Results: Results suggest that this pilot project designed to contribute to the re-establishment of ETAT in Madagascar meets participants' needs and is adapted to clinical realities in terms of transmitted knowledge, skills and competencies. However, results also show that considerable multi-disciplinary efforts are needed to advance ETAT+ implementation in Madagascar.

Conclusion: Implementation processes of ETAT training programmes need re-evaluation to assure their validity to contribute to quality of care improvements efficiently. Further operational research is required to evaluate sustainable, innovative implementation strategies adapted to contexts in Madagascar.

Contributions of the study: This study aims to evaluate an updated Malagasy version of the Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment Plus (ETAT+). The training met the participants' needs and was adapted to the clinical realities in Madagascar relating to transmitted knowledge, skills and competencies.

Keywords: Emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT) training; essential emergency and critical care (EECC).

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Conflicts of interest: None.

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Key topics and learning objectives of the ETAT+ training conducted in Mahajanga, December 2019. This training content is based on internationally recognised ETAT-guidelines. Further training content was adapted with a focus on particular needs identified by health professionals with extensive experience in child health programmes in Madagascar. CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure HHFNC = humidified high-flow nasal cannula air-O2 BIPAP = bi-level positive airway pressure NCD = non-communicable diseases
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Free text answer set: Please let us know which three training topics were most relevant to your practice
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