Author/Authors :
Gilano, Girma Department of Health Informatics - Arba Minch University College of Health Science Nech Sar Campus - Arba Minch, South West Ethiopia , Hailegebreal, Samuel Department of Health Informatics - Arba Minch University College of Health Science Nech Sar Campus - Arba Minch, South West Ethiopia
Abstract :
Over the decades, improving the quality of education has been pronounced frequently in many studies. It became a
political argument in different media across the globe and the theme of courtesy among scientists. The concern about education is
not something you ignore or consider later, so the attempts to improve are increasing with the quality matter going longer and
continuing to date. Thus, the primary aim of this work was to assess the quality of education and its associated factors for the future
improvement in the study site. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Arba Minch College of
Health Sciences (AMCHS) students and staff from all departments. Ethical clearance was received and verbal consent was secured
beforehand. After processing, data was entered into Epi Info and then transferred and analyzed in SPSS 25.0. Result and
Discussion. The overall quality of education in the college was 2.87 ± 1.12. Administrative services, reading places, and resources
took a larger share of poor quality. Accessibility, friendliness of staffs to each other and students, availability of clear guideline of
conduct, presence of effective, accurate, and promotive services, high standard administrative buildings, availability of standard
catering service, availability of standard laboratories, communication, and exchanges with similar level colleges in the region,
weekly time table, weekly load, distance, etc. and some sociodemographic factors were associated with poor quality of education.
Thus, the college inquired to welcome the aforementioned shortcomings improvement and to provide enough solutions.
Keywords :
South Ethiopia , College , AMCHS , Ogrinc
