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Table 5 Observed provider practices (process attributes)

From: A cross sectional comparison of postnatal care quality in facilities participating in a maternal health voucher program versus non-voucher facilities in Kenya

Provider practices during postnatal care consultations (observed from client provider interactions)

Mean scores for various constructs (SD)

Voucher consultations (n = 479)

Non-voucher consultations (n = 241)

Total (n = 720)

p values

SD

SD

SD

Maternal care

    

History taking practices (0–7)

2.2 (1.7)

2.7 (1.8)

2.4 (1.7)

0.0008

Physical examination of the mother (0–7)

1.1 (1.8)

1.3 (1.9)

1.2 (1.8)

0.214

Advice on danger signs for the mother (0–3)

0.2 (0.5)

0.2 (0.5)

0.2 (0.5)

0.372

fertility advice (0–5)

1.4 (0.8)

1.7 (1.1)

1.5 (0.9)

0.001

STI/HIV risk assessment (0–3)

0.2 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.2 (0.6)

0.034

STI/HIV risk factors (0–4)

0.1 (0.6)

0.2 (0.5)

0.2 (0.6)

0.779

STI management (0–3)

0.02 (0.2)

0.02 (0.1)

0.1 (0.2)

0.812

Total for maternal care (0–32)

4.6 (4.3)

5.8 (4.4)

5.0 (4.4)

0.0004

Infant care

Infant feeding advice (0–3)

1.4 (1.3)

1.9 (1.3)

1.5 (1.3)

<0.001

Infant examination (0–4)

1.0 (0.9)

0.9 (0.8)

0.9 (0.9)

0.275

Infant danger signs discussed (0–4)

0.2 (0.7)

0.4 (0.9)

0.3 (0.8)

0.004

Total for infant care (0–11)

2.6 (2.1)

3.2 (2.1)

2.8 (2.1)

0.002

Documentation

    

Total for documentation (0–4)

2.9 (1.1)

2.9 (1.3)

2.9 (1.2)

0.796

Inter personal skills

Total creation of rapport (0–8)

4.1 (1.4)

4.4 (2.0)

4.2 (1.6)

0.006

Total for process score (0–55)

14.2 (6.8)

16.4 (7.5)

14.9 (7.1)

0.0001