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Table 4 Differences in competence score by participant characteristics

From: Competence of birth attendants at providing emergency obstetric care under India’s JSY conditional cash transfer program for institutional delivery: an assessment using case vignettes in Madhya Pradesh province

Characteristic

Category

Median score (% max score)

P value

Age

≤ 35 years

5.5 (27.5)

0.71

>35 years

5 (25)

Average deliveries conducted

≤ 30/month

4 (20)

0.00

>30/month

6 (30)

Maternity experience

≤5 years

5.5 (27.5)

0.79

>5 years

5 (25)

SBA training

No

4 (20)

0.00

Yes

5.5 (27.5)

Qualification

ANM

4 (20)

0.00

B Sc

6 (30)

GNM

7 (35)

Facility level

Primary

3.5 (17.5)

0.00

Secondary

6 (30 )

Tertiary

7 (35)

District

District 2 (HDI* 0.4)

4.5 (22.5)

0.00

 

District 1 (HDI 0.5)

4.5 (22.5)

 
 

District 3 (HDI 0.6)

7 (35)

 
  1. *HDI-human development index.