Eustes Kigongo, Raymond Tumwesigye, Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Marvin Musinguzi, Gad Kwizera, Everlyne Achan, Caroline Kambugu Nabasirye, Samson Udho, Amir Kabunga, Bernard Omech
Access to family planning services and associated factors among young people in Lira city northern Uganda
BMC public health
background development assessment clinical decisionmaking skills essential midwifery education role mothers infants safety therefore present studys primary objective evaluate relationship experience levels clinical decisionmaking skills using key features kfs examination methods one hundred two midwifery students five different education levels participated crosssectional study convenient sampling twenty kfs questions designed based principles kfs examination participants information including grade point average gpa theoretical practical scores obstetrics course collected kfs scores compared according students training semester oneway analysis variance anova pearson correlation conducted explore correlation kfs scores gpa well theoretical practical scores statistical analyses performed significance level 005 p005 used five kinds effect size calculators include mean difference md standardized mean difference cohend partial etasquared cohenf partial omegasquared results correlation kfs scores grade point average theoretical exam scores practical exam scores kfs scores linearly rose learners level increased mean sd score 761109 third semester compared 1155 189 eighth semester p0001 effect size result large partial omega square035 partial eta square038 cohens f073 largest smd related comparison kfs scores eighth third semester md358 smd2554 ci 95 17193389 pvalue 0001 lowest related comparison third fourth semesters md0354 smd 02 ci 95 04210821 p0987 conclusion establishing proficiency clinical decisionmaking skills linear process greatly enhanced experience clearly shown present study results using kfs examination obtaining extensive evidence benefit allow us renegotiate proficiency evaluation methods students clinical fields education curriculum focus identifying clinical kfs skills merely teaching knowledge disease processes