Fig 1.
Map of Eswatini showing the location of the ten health facilities included in the healthcare worker survey.
Based on geoBoundaries country dataset (CC BY 4.0 License) by Runfola et al. [31] and created using ArcGIS software version 10.8.1, ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA, U.S.A (modified to include names of regions and hospital locations). ‘RES’ denotes clinics operated by the Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation.
Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of HCWs (n = 90), experience in managing snakebite envenoming patients and mean training need.
Fig 2.
Graph showing the mean importance and performance rating of all HCWs (n = 90) for skills ranked 1–20 according to mean training need.
Skills are ranked according to the difference between importance and performance ratings, which is depicted as the horizontal distance between the dashed and solid lines. Skills were abbreviated; the exact phrasing of skills can be found in the SB-TNA tool provided in the S2 Appendix. An overview of skills grouped according to domain is provided in the S3 Appendix.
Fig 3.
Graph showing the mean importance and performance rating of all HCWs (n = 90) for skills ranked 21–40 according to mean training need.
Skills are ranked according to the difference between importance and performance ratings, which is depicted as the horizontal distance between the dashed and solid lines. Skills were abbreviated; the exact phrasing of skills can be found in the SB-TNA tool provided in the S2 Appendix. An overview of skills grouped according to domain is provided in the S3 Appendix.
Fig 4.
Mean training need for medical doctors (n = 31) and nurses (n = 57) shown per competency domain.
The number of skills per domain are 24 (Clinical tasks), 3 (Research and audit), 2 (Administration), 6 (Management and supervisory tasks) and 5 (Communication and teamwork). Error bars represent standard errors.
Fig 5.
Training need of 90 HCWs who either did or did not receive different forms of training on snakebite management during different stages of their education/ careers.
Group sizes are as follows: Training during primary qualification (n = 8), No training (n = 23), Training after primary qualification only (n = 38), and Training during and after primary qualification (n = 21). Error bars represent standard errors.
Fig 6.
Mean training need for HCWs who received training on snakebite management after completing their primary qualification (n = 59) versus HCWs who had not (n = 31).
The number of skills per domain are 24 (Clinical tasks), 3 (Research and audit), 2 (Administration), 6 (Management and supervisory tasks) and 5 (Communication and teamwork). Error bars represent standard errors.