Table 7 Satisfaction of health worker learners with educational methods implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic by subgroups
Explanation of outcome | Subgroup | n | Ν | Pooled proportion (%) | Lower confidence interval (%) | Higher confidence interval (%) | I2 (%) | P-value for subgroup difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by ISCO-group | Medical doctors | 399 | 334 492 | 76.6 | 74.7 | 78.4 | 99.1 | 0.622 |
Dentists | 55 | 30 932 | 71.6 | 62.6 | 79.9 | 99.6 | ||
Nursing professionals | 58 | 8 083 | 76.5 | 68.8 | 83.5 | 98.3 | ||
Pharmacists | 27 | 4 175 | 74.8 | 62.3 | 85.6 | 98.4 | ||
Paramedical Practitioners | 3 | 152 | 82.9 | 70.3 | 92.7 | 65.1 | ||
Physiotherapists | 3 | 667 | 61.9 | 38.8 | 82.6 | 96.6 | ||
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by level of training | Undergraduate | 375 | 361 819 | 71.9 | 69.8 | 74.0 | 99.4 | < 0.001 |
Graduate | 134 | 14 611 | 79.1 | 75.5 | 82.6 | 96.0 | ||
Continuing | 26 | 6 173 | 86.8 | 82.0 | 91.0 | 95.3 | ||
Overall undergraduate learner satisfaction with online education by year of studies | 1st | 49 | 7 592 | 79.3 | 72.1 | 85.7 | 98.0 | 0.155 |
2nd | 25 | 2 635 | 70.0 | 60.5 | 78.8 | 96.0 | ||
3rd | 31 | 3 179 | 80.5 | 72.8 | 87.2 | 95.7 | ||
4th | 34 | 3 923 | 82.6 | 73.8 | 90.0 | 97.5 | ||
5th | 13 | 1 247 | 60.4 | 38.2 | 80.7 | 98.3 | ||
6th | 6 | 787 | 71.2 | 48.1 | 89.8 | 97.4 | ||
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by gender | Women | 33 | 16 371 | 58.3 | 49.5 | 66.9 | 99.0 | 0.644 |
Men | 25 | 8 711 | 61.9 | 52.5 | 71.0 | 98.2 | ||
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by continent | North America | 186 | 16 631 | 84.8 | 81.7 | 87.7 | 96.1 | < 0.001 |
South America | 17 | 14 213 | 75.9 | 65.1 | 85.4 | 98.9 | ||
Europe | 112 | 41 416 | 81.2 | 76.4 | 85.5 | 99.1 | ||
Asia | 235 | 308 861 | 64.0 | 61.1 | 66.9 | 99.5 | ||
Africa | 16 | 11 075 | 79.5 | 65.2 | 91.0 | 99.6 | ||
Oceania | 5 | 389 | 87.1 | 59.3 | 100.0 | 97.1 | ||
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by WHO region | American | 203 | 31 019 | 84.0 | 80.9 | 87.0 | 97.7 | < 0.001 |
European | 127 | 61 616 | 78.8 | 74.4 | 82.9 | 99.3 | ||
African | 10 | 2 680 | 86.1 | 70.4 | 96.7 | 98.5 | ||
Eastern Mediterranean | 87 | 48 152 | 59.6 | 54.0 | 65.1 | 99.3 | ||
South East Asian | 85 | 23 949 | 60.9 | 53.8 | 67.8 | 99.2 | ||
Western Pacific | 60 | 238 209 | 78.5 | 74.2 | 82.5 | 99.7 | ||
Overall learner satisfaction with online education by year of study end (2020 vs 2021) | 2020 | 237 | 324 466 | 75.2 | 72.6 | 77.8 | 99.5 | 0.144 |
2021 | 96 | 50 784 | 70.1 | 63.8 | 76.2 | 99.5 |