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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of participant demographics and primary outcomes

From: Can a community health worker administered postnatal checklist increase health-seeking behaviors and knowledge?: evidence from a randomized trial with a private maternity facility in Kiambu County, Kenya

Panel A. Participant demographic and household characteristics

  

Standard of care

CHW call

CHW visit

p-values

  

n

% / mean

n

% / mean

n

% / mean

CHW call vs. Standard of care

CHW visit vs. Standard of care

Women

Age

31

26.7

40

25.6

31

25.9

0.23

0.38

Education

 

Primary

4

14 %

8

21 %

4

15 %

0.59

0.49

 

Secondary

15

52 %

18

47 %

16

59 %

 

Post-Secondary

10

35 %

12

32 %

7

26 %

 

n

19

 

38

 

27

   

Marital Status

 

Married

30

97 %

35

85 %

30

97 %

0.08

>0.99

 

Single

1

3 %

6

15 %

1

3 %

 

n

31

 

41

 

31

   

Parity

 

Primiparous

9

29 %

8

20 %

9

30 %

0.36

0.94

 

Multiparous

22

71 %

33

81 %

21

70 %

 

n

31

 

41

 

31

   

Employed in Past 12 Months

16

70 %

21

66 %

11

41 %

0.76

0.04

 

n

23

 

32

 

27

   

Assigned to postnatal contraception subsidy treatment through concurrent randomized trial

6

19 %

14

34 %

7

22 %

0.16

0.81

 

n

31

 

41

 

32

   

Husband

Husband Education

 

Primary

0

0 %

4

14 %

2

8 %

0.12

0.11

 

Secondary

15

65 %

13

45 %

10

39 %

 

Post-Secondary

8

35 %

12

41 %

14

54 %

 

n

23

 

29

 

26

   

Household

Improved toilet facility

24

92 %

34

97 %

24

86 %

0.43

0.45

 

n

26

 

35

 

28

   

Toilet shared among more than one house

9

39 %

15

47 %

10

39 %

0.58

0.96

 

n

23

 

32

 

26

   

Improved drinking water source

18

90 %

27

96 %

23

92 %

0.41

0.82

 

n

20

 

28

 

25

   

Panel B. Primary outcomes

  

Standard of Care

CHW call

CHW visit

p-values

  

n

% / mean

n

% / mean

n

% / mean

CHW call vs. Standard of care

CHW visit vs. Standard of care

Complications detected and referred, collected through programmatic CHW data

Maternal or newborn complications detected and referred by CHW

  

4

10 %

3

9 %

  
 

n

  

41

 

32

   

Postpartum care-seeking practices for mother and newborn, reported during day 10 survey

Referrals made and acted upon

  

1

4 %

2

11 %

  
 

n

  

23

 

18

   

Facility-based maternal postpartum care sought

2

8 %

4

13 %

6

22 %

0.62

0.17

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Days postpartum maternal care sought, among maternal care-seekers

2

8.5

4

7.5

6

5.8

0.57

0.09

Facility-based newborn postpartum care sought

23

96 %

30

94 %

26

96 %

0.73

0.93

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Days postpartum newborn care sought, among newborn care-seekers

23

5.9

30

3.8

26

4.1

0.02

0.04

Postnatal health problems and responses at day 10 post-delivery

Any maternal health problem reported

3

13 %

2

6 %

9

33 %

0.48

0.08

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Maternal problem reported and action taken

2

8 %

2

6 %

3

11 %

0.77

0.74

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Any newborn health problem reported

5

21 %

8

25 %

13

48 %

0.72

0.04

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Newborn problem reported and action taken

3

13 %

5

16 %

8

30 %

0.74

0.14

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Self-reported knowledge of postnatal danger signs and health practices at day 10

Number of maternal danger signs named

24

3.8

32

4.1

27

4.3

0.46

0.23

Can name 3 or more maternal danger signs

19

79 %

26

81 %

23

85 %

0.85

0.56

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Number of newborn danger signs named

24

3.3

32

3.7

27

3.6

0.41

0.47

Can name 3 or more newborn danger signs

19

79 %

26

81 %

23

85 %

0.36

0.13

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Can name 2 or more hand washing best practices

10

42 %

19

59 %

10

37 %

0.20

0.74

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Can name 2 or more cord care practices

7

29 %

13

41 %

5

19 %

0.38

0.39

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Can name 3 or more newborn thermal care practices

7

29 %

11

34 %

8

30 %

0.68

0.97

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Can name 3 or more sources of dietary protein

7

29 %

12

38 %

11

41 %

0.52

0.40

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Self-reported postnatal health practices at day 10

Applied water or nothing to umbilical stump

17

71 %

26

81 %

23

85 %

0.38

0.23

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Appropriate newborn thermal care practiced

17

71 %

26

81 %

23

85 %

0.84

0.93

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Exclusive breastfeeding

24

100 %

32

100 %

27

100 %

--

--

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Breastfed 3 or more times in past 8 hours

23

96 %

27

84 %

25

93 %

0.14

0.63

 

n

24

 

32

 

27

   

Self-reported postnatal health practices at 9 weeks post-delivery

At least 1 dose of polio and pentavalent vaccines

15

88 %

22

96 %

18

95 %

0.43

0.50

 

n

17

 

23

 

19

   

Use of family planning method

5

29 %

14

61 %

8

42 %

0.05

0.44

 

n

17

 

23

 

19

   

Exclusive breastfeeding

17

100 %

21

91 %

19

100 %

0.16

--

 

n

17

 

23

 

19

   

Breastfed 3 or more times in past 8 hours

15

88 %

22

96 %

18

95 %

0.43

0.50

 

n

17

 

23

 

19

   

Indices of postnatal health knowledge and practices at 10 days and 9 weeks post-delivery

Index of health knowledge at 10 days post-delivery

24

3.17

32

3.56

27

3.15

0.37

0.96

Index of health practices at 10 days and 9 weeks post-delivery

15

6.6

20

7.1

17

7.2

0.16

0.06