ISSN: 2471-9870
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Department of Health Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi
Research Article
Students Predictors of Performance in Nursing and Midwifery Technician (NMT) Licensure Examination in Southern Malawi: An Ex Post Facto Study
Author(s): Mc Geofrey Mvula* and Annie Msosa
Objectives: Success in the nursing and midwifery licensure examination is the only legal prerequisite to practice as a nurse and midwife in Malawi. However, the past decade has registered poor performance of students in NMT licensure examinations for candidates who sit fail for the first time. The study sought to unravel whether students’ sociodemographic and academic characteristics could predict NMT licensure examination performance.
Methods: A quantitative ex post facto study design. The study population consisted of 2,668 with a stratified random sampling method we reviewed 280 former NMT licensure exams candidate records from 2013 to 2017. Chi-square/ Fisher's exact statistics and logistic regression determined the significance of associations and predictors respectively.
Results: The study revealed .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2471-9870.22.8.203