Table 3 Training Outcomes for Active Birth Attendants—Initial and Refresher Trainings
From: Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training: What happens to knowledge and skills over time?
|  | Initial training (N = 835) | Refresher training (N = 835) | Change over time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pre | Post | pre vs post P value | Pre | Post | pre vs post P value | Initial Post vs. Refresher Pre P value |
Passed n (%) | |||||||
Knowledge | 618/835 (74.0) | 826/835 (98.9) | <0.0001 | 822/828 (99.3) | 822/828(99.3) | NEb | 0.43 |
 Physician | 249/291 (85.5) | 291/291 (100) | NEb | 291/291 (100) | 291/291(100) | NSa | NEb |
 Nurses | 369/544 (67.8) | 535/544 (98.3) | <0.0001 | 531/537 (98.8) | 531/537(98.8) | NSa | 0.43 |
 Physicians vs. nurses, P value | p <0.0001 | p = 0.03 | - | P = (0.07) | P = (0.005) | - | - |
Bag and mask skills | 39/833 (4.6) | 809/833 (97.1) | <0.0001 | - | 802/835(97.2)) | - | - |
 Physician | 10/291 (3.4) | 291/291 (100) | NEb | - | 291/291(100 | - | - |
 Nurses | 29/542 (5.3) | 518/542 (95.6) | <0.0001 | - | 511/534(95.7) | - | - |
 Physicians vs. nurses, P value | 0.21 | 0.0003 | - | - | 0.0003 | - | - |
OSCE station A | - | 830/835 (99.4) | - | - | 825/835(99.8) | - | - |
 Physician | - | 291/291 (100.0) | - | - | 291/291(100.0) | - | - |
 Nurses | - | 539/544 (99.0) | - | - | 534/544(99.8) | - | - |
 Physicians vs. nurses, P value | - | 0.10 | - | - | 0.46 | - | - |
OSCE B | - | 781/786 (99.4) | - | 576/707 (81.4) | 709/715 (99.0) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
 Physician | - | 275/275 (100.0) | - | 190/252 (75.4) | 253/254 (99.6) | <0.0001 | NEb |
 Nurses | - | 506/511 (99.0) | - | 386/455 (84.4) | 456/461 (98.9) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
 Physicians vs. nurses, P value | - | 0.09 | - | 0.002 | 0.32 | - | - |