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Table 3 Univariate and Multivariate analysis of Provider’s adherence to safe child birth checklistpractices (based on 240 observations per pause point during baseline and endline in intervention and control facilities)

From: Effectiveness of the WHO SCC on improving adherence to essential practices during childbirth, in resource constrained settings

Practices

Intervention

P value

Comparison

P value

P value

Base line

End line

Baseline Vs Endline in Intervention

Base line

End line

Baseline Vs Endline in Comparison

DID modeling-Logistic regression

On Admission

 Assessment and appropriate referral

2 %

88 %

<0.001

3 %

7 %

0.036

< 0.001

 Partograph used

13 %

52 %

< 0.001

8 %

0 %

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Appropriate Maternal Infection management

0 %

76 %

< 0.001

2 %

8 %

0.008

< 0.001

 preeclampsia management

35 %

74 %

< 0.001

14 %

15 %

0.365

.001

 HIV tested

16 %

56 %

< 0.001

32 %

29 %

0.314

< 0.001

 Companion briefed on danger sign

2 %

66 %

< 0.001

4 %

8 %

0.042

< 0.001

 Appropriate hand hygiene

2 %

21 %

< 0.001

0 %

3 %

0.038

0.994

Just Before Pushing (or Before Cesarean)

 Appropriate hand hygiene

2 %

18 %

< 0.001

0 %

5 %

< 0.001

0.972

 Oxytocin in one min of delivery

24 %

88 %

< 0.001

32 %

49 %

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Cord cut with sterile blade /scissor

8 %

47 %

< 0.001

17 %

32 %

< 0.001

0.008

 Assessment of baby breathing in one minute.

95 %

97 %

0.21

94 %

95 %

0.179

0.702

 Appropriate NB thermal management

4 %

98 %

< 0.001

16 %

75 %

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Appropriate NB Resuscitationa

41 %

83 %

< 0.001

29 %

30 %

0.623

0.026

 briefing for birth helper in EM

10 %

78 %

< 0.001

15 %

32 %

< 0.001

0.008

Soon After Birth(within 1 h)

 Blood loss assessed in mother

35 %

91 %

< 0.001

49 %

68 %

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Appropriate maternal infection management

1 %

74 %

< 0.001

3 %

1 %

0.313

< 0.001

 NB Assessed for antibiotics

1 %

43 %

< 0.001

4 %

4 %

0.027

< 0.001

 Birth Weight taken

99 %

98 %

0.284

85 %

78 %

0.026

0.665

 Initiated breastfeeding in One hour of birth

34 %

86 %

< 0.001

43 %

46 %

0.224

< 0.001

 Skin to skin contact with mother

13 %

37 %

< 0.001

2 %

22 %

< 0.001

0.104

 Companion briefed on danger sign (M&NB)

4 %

52 %

< 0.001

3 %

5 %

0.176

< 0.001

Before Discharge

 Appropriate maternal blood loss assessment

9 %

70 %

< 0.001

3 %

40 %

< 0.001

0.694

 Appropriate maternal infection management

0 %

72 %

< 0.001

2 %

3 %

0.539

< 0.001

 Appropriate NB Infection management

0 %

58 %

< 0.001

0 %

2 %

0.043

< 0.001

 NB feeding assessment

13 %

81 %

< 0.001

11 %

12 %

0.834

.001

 Follow up advise to mother

0 %

54 %

< 0.001

4 %

10 %

0.009

.002

 FP options discussed

5 %

43 %

< 0.001

14 %

8 %

0.067

.003

 Discharge counselling on danger sign

0 %

47 %

< 0.001

0 %

6 %

< 0.001

.167

  1. aThis practice is on observation of less number (baseline intervention = 46, endline control = 101, baseline control = 38, endline control = 46)