title: Perspectives of nursing faculty in Africa on global health nursing competencies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is important to define global health competencies for health professionals. To date, we know little about perspectives of nurses in Africa where environments are particularly challenging.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose was to describe perceptions of nursing faculty in Africa about global health competencies and compare those to faculty from the Americas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-item online survey with a convenience sample of nursing faculty.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data from 63 nurses in 21 African countries and 618 in the Americas were analyzed. Competencies related to Social and Environmental Determinants of Health were awarded relatively higher scores. Competencies related to globalization of health and health care were ranked relatively lower. This was similar across regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing education should address the social implications for health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants in all three regions considered Social and Environmental Determinants of Health as a priority. These data help set educational priorities in a setting where educational and training resources are limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community-Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: nwarren3@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Breman
authors.affiliation: Department of Acute and Chronic Care, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Chakra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Budhathoki
authors.affiliation: Department of Community-Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.affiliation: PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on International Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Lynda Law
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014943:Global Health / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012494:Sampling Studies; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Competencies; Global health; Global nursing