@Article{pakinsight,
AUTHOR = {},
TITLE = {Profile of Physiotherapist Educators in Anglophone West African Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research},
VOLUME = {3},
YEAR = {2016},
NUMBER = {9},
PAGES = {99-109},
URL = {http://www.pakinsight.com/archive/9/09-2016/9},
ISSN = {2313-2752},
ABSTRACT = {Background: In the last two decades, physiotherapy profession in many 
countries has transitioned their entry-level education to a Master’s or 
doctoral degree levels. Given these changes, there is a new need to 
discern the profile of physiotherapist educators in different 
countries.  Objectives: This cross-sectional study was designed to 
investigate the profile of the physiotherapist lecturers from Anglophone
 West African countries and to compare the data with their USA 
counterparts. Methods: The Head of Department of all the physiotherapy 
programs in West African universities (N = 14) completed a questionnaire
 that sought information on the University’s debut date and ownership, 
faculty gender, educational qualification and academic rank. Results: 
The vast majority (93%) of the physiotherapy programs surveyed are 
located in public universities. There were 126 lecturers employed in the
 programs surveyed (average of 9 lecturers per program). In Nigeria, 72%
 of the lecturers were men, but in Ghana there was an equal (50:50) 
split between men and women. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of the lecturers 
in Nigeria had a Ph.D. and 32% were with MS degree. Thirty-four percent 
(34%) were a Senior lecturer, 19% Lecturer I, 10% Associate 
Professor/Reader and 10% Professor. More Nigerian lecturers attained 
higher (p<.05) educational qualification and academic rank than their
 Ghanaian peers. Conclusions: In Nigeria, the physiotherapy faculty 
workforce is dominated by men. The educational qualification and 
academic rank of the faculty in Nigeria is at par with their 
counterparts from the USA. The findings in this study have implication 
for faculty exchange/employment, and program development in West Africa.},
DOI = {10.18488/journal.9/2016.3.9/9.9.99.109}
}