Universiti Malaysia Sabah’s medical and nursing undergraduate student`s satisfaction towards rural community outreach health promotion posting in Ranau, Sabah

Segaran Ramodran and Billy Bryan Jafrin and Mellonna Ignatia Jeffrey Liew and Nurul MadihahMohd Raeh and Juecella Joyce Jalius (2020) Universiti Malaysia Sabah’s medical and nursing undergraduate student`s satisfaction towards rural community outreach health promotion posting in Ranau, Sabah.

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Abstract

EC1773 is a community outreach program conducted annually by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). It serves as a platform for nursing and medical students to collaborate hands-on health promotion for rural communities. As of date, there has been no empirical study to gauge student`s post-program satisfaction. This study aims to evaluate satisfaction among students who have undergone the UMS-led community out-reach program and identify gaps for improvement. Methods: The study entailed a cross-sectional design involving 165 (N) nursing(n=65) and medical students (n=100) who had completed a 10-day rural outreach program. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of UMS as well-informed consent from respondents. A 25- item questionnaire requir¬ing Likert-scale responsewas used to evaluatethe level of satisfaction across 5 sub-categories namely; pre-departure preparation & briefing;onsite facilities and logistics; teamwork; community participation and learning achievements. Results: Among 165 nursing -medical students in the study, 88% (n=146) were satisfied and 12% (n=19) were dis¬satisfied with the UMS-led outreach program. Sub-category items rated as satisfactory were community participation 96% and learning achievements 91%. Poor satisfaction highlighted by respondents regarding the out-reach program were inadequacy of facilities and poor logistics 62% and quality of pre-departure preparation and briefing 66%. Nursing students reported significantly higher dissatisfaction (p=0.04) regarding teamwork and adequacy of onsite facilities and logistics. Conclusion: Findings from this study infers that student’s post-evaluation towards the UMS-led outreach is generally satisfactory but has specific shortfalls that need to be addressed.

Item Type: Proceedings
Keyword: Rural Outreach Health Promotion Program, Student Satisfaction
Subjects: ?? LB2300 ??
R Medicine > RT Nursing
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User: SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2021 09:52
Last Modified: 02 Jun 2021 09:52
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27092

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