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Table 5 Postnatal health problems and responses as reported during day 10 survey

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. Maternal health problem reporting and responses

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

Any maternal health problem reported

Any maternal health problem reported

Maternal problem reported and action taken

Maternal problem reported and action taken

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Estimation Type

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

CHW Call

0.47

0.23

0.73

0.50

 

(0.071 - 3.08)

(0.021 - 2.58)

(0.095 - 5.69)

(0.047 - 5.39)

CHW Home Visit

3.50*

5.58*

1.38

1.69

 

(0.81 - 15.1)

(0.88 - 35.4)

(0.21 - 9.12)

(0.18 - 15.5)

Mean of standard of care arm

0.13

0.13

0.83

0.83

p-value for test of call = visit

0.017

0.004

0.512

0.371

p-value for test of joint significance of call and visit

0.032

0.009

0.805

0.670

Controls?

N

Y

N

Y

Observations

83

79

83

53

Panel B. Newborn health problem reporting and responses

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

Any newborn health problem reported

Any newborn health problem reported

Newborn problem reported and action taken

Newborn problem reported and action taken

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Estimation Type

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

CHW Call

1.27

1.21

1.30

0.95

 

(0.35 - 4.54)

(0.33 - 4.46)

(0.28 - 6.11)

(0.20 - 4.57)

CHW Home Visit

3.53**

3.78*

2.95

3.94*

 

(1.01 - 12.3)

(0.95 - 15.1)

(0.68 - 12.9)

(0.80 - 19.4)

Mean of standard of care arm

0.21

0.21

0.13

0.13

p-value for test of call = visit

0.070

0.087

0.205

0.053

p-value for test of joint significance of call and visit

0.078

0.120

0.260

0.104

Controls?

N

Y

N

Y

Observations

83

79

83

79

  1. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1
  2. Notes: Odds ratios generated via logistic regression (models 1–4) are presented with 95 % confidence intervals constructed with robust standard errors. “Any maternal problem reported” is a binary variable indicating whether or not the participant reported any maternal-related health problems at 10 days postnatal. “Maternal problem reported and action taken” is a binary variable taking the value 1 if the respondent reported both any maternal health problem or concern and taking any action to address the problem, including calling a health facility or pharmacy, visiting a facility or pharmacy, or another action. “Any infant problem reported” is a binary variable indicating whether or not the participant reported any infant-related health problems at 10 days postnatal. “Newborn problem reported and action taken” is a binary variable taking the value 1 if the respondent reported both any newborn health problem or concern and taking any action to address the problem, including calling a health facility or pharmacy, visiting a facility or pharmacy, or another action. For all adjusted regressions (columns 2 and 4), individual level covariates include the female participant’s age (coded as an ordinal variable with values 18–25, 26–30, 31–35, or 36–40 years old), marital status (defined as a binary single or married), a binary variable indicating whether the female respondent was employed at any time in the past 12 months, a binary variable indicating whether the participant was enrolled in a concurrent randomized trial and received a voucher (cost subsidy) for postnatal family planning services, and a binary variable indicating whether the participant attended one or more antenatal care visits at a Jacaranda Health facility