Percieved perceptions of registered nurses on task-shifting of male circumcision in public health facilities in the Khomas region of Namibia
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Date
2024
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University of Namibia
Abstract
Task-shifting in the context of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) refers to
enabling well-trained clinical personnel who are not Medical doctors to perform all steps
of the male circumcision procedure. Since 2009, over 200 000 Voluntary Medical Male
Circumcision surgical procedures have been performed throughout Namibia. This
performance has been achieved against a backdrop of scarce human resources thus
various options have been explored such as task-shifting to increase access to safe
VMMC. Since the introduction of male circumcision task-shifting in the Khomas region, little is known about the perceived perceptions of nurses regarding male circumcision
task-shifting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore and describe the
perceived perceptions of registered nurses on task-shifting of male circumcision in
public health facilities in the Khomas Region of Namibia. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual design was conducted, using individual in-depth interviews to
gather data from 14 registered nurses in Katutura Health Centre, of the Khomas region. Data analysis was done using Tesch’s method. The results showed that registered nurses
have good and positive perceived perceptions of task-shifting of male circumcision. The
study revealed that through task-shifting, nurses are now equipped with special skills, and knowledge that was not part of their scope of practice initially. The study also
revealed that because of male circumcision task-shifting, there is limited backlog for
patients in need of circumcision services. Recommendations based on this study’s
findings include: that the Ministry of Health should provide continuous training and
refresher training for the nurses so they gain more skills and knowledge and improve
where they can, for continuous provision of exceptional services to the clients
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master’s in Nursing Science
Keywords
Task-shifting, Male Circumcision, Perceived, Perceptions, Registered nurse, University of Namibia, Namibia