The manpower and the demand for training in basic microbiology technique of centres for preventive medicine in North provinces and cities.
- Author:
Hieu Van Nguyen
;
Anh Duc Dang
;
Ly Minh Ho
;
Hanh Thuy Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
preventive medicine;
microbiology technique;
technicians;
technical training;
manpower
- MeSH:
Clinical Laboratory Techniques;
Education
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2007;17(5):47-51
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
-
Abstract:
Background: In the past decades, preventive medicine had achieved significant success by promoting the effective prevention. However, we were facing with the rising again of dangerous infectious diseases that had been controlled. Ministry of Health had approved the development support project for preventive medicine system to strengthen early detection and control diseases in time. Objectives: To survey the manpower and the demand for training in basic microbiology technique of Centres for preventive medicine. Subjects and method: Technicians of 29 centres for preventive medicine in North provinces were surveyed and the results were studied by the described cross method. Results: Number of technicians graduated difference, fluctuated from 3 to 14 person per unit. The women were 80.4%; men were 19.6%. The staff who have degrees of postgraduate was 5.3%; University graduated was 41.2%; middle-ranking was 53.6%. Their specialities were very different: medicine doctor was 15.2%; biologists were 8.8%. The rest were nurse, technicians convalesce nurse, Medical Public Health...(34.4%). Among the demand for obtain the train in Microbiology, basic and advance labiratory techniques, 19.4% were the requests for training in basic microbiology; 16.4% were for molecular technology; 21.4% were for bacterium isolate technology and 19.4% were for virus technology. Conclusion: The results were the basis of creating a appropriate technical training strategy to contribute to the success of the project.
