Training status survey on public health technical staff in Qingpu District of Shanghai City

ObjectiveTo investigate the training status and its related factors for public health technical staff in Qingpu District of Shanghai.

MethodsA special interview with administrators and self-administered questionnaire survey among the public health staff were conducted to investigate the training status and related factors.

ResultsThe systematicness, practicability, timeliness and pertinence scores for current training were between 3.37 and 3. 54 (full score was 5), and there was no statistical difference between the scores(F＝2.54, P＝0.55). The overall satisfaction score was 3.60±0.91 (full score was 5), and there were significant differences between different public health agencies (F=64.82, P < 0.01), ages (F= 2.25, P < 0.05), sexes (F=6.04, P < 0.01), educational backgrounds(F=4.11, P < 0.01), academic degrees (F=6.84, P < 0.01), specialties (F=6.61, P < 0.01), working ages(F=3.18, P < 0.01). The top 3 factors contributing to the training of staff were job needs, personal needs and unit arrangements; meanwhile, the top 3 hindrance factors were contradiction between work and study, absence of training information and unsuitable training content. The agencies and the staff were passive in organizing training or taking part in the training.

ConclusionThe training for public health technical staff needs further improvement. It is necessary to raise the awareness of the necessity and urgency for training, mobilize the initiative of the agencies and their staff for training, and carry out training according to different needs by means of different modes to improve the effect of training.