Evaluation of the mobile nurse training (MNT) intervention – a step towards improvement in intrapartum practices in Bihar, India

Table 4 Parameter estimates from unadjusted and adjusted linear regression analyses to evaluate the association of ‘Mobile Nurse Training’ intervention with ‘Labor practice scores’. Direct observation of Delivery Study. Bihar, India, 2012–2014 [N = 1709]^a

Scores	No. of items	Mean score (Standard deviation)		Unadjusted analysis		Adjusted analysis^c
		Pre-intervention [n = 842]	Post-intervention [n = 625]	Parameter estimate (β)	95% CI	Parameter estimate (β)	95% CI
Positive labor practices summary score¹	21	41.81 (15.76)	58.70 (17.18)	16.90^b	15.20, 18.60	13.14^b	10.97, 15.32
Negative labor practices summary score¹	6	76.68 (17.41)	88.35 (12.44)	11.66^b	10.06, 13.27	2.99^b	1.35, 4.63
Overall labor practices summary score¹	27	49.56 (12.83)	65.29 (13.26)	15.74^b	14.39, 17.08	10.89^b	9.18, 12.60

^aObservations with missing values excluded as and where applicable
Each practice amounted to a score of 1 (if present) or 0 (if absent). The negative practices were scored in reverse order (0 = present, 1 = absent). All summary scores were linearly transformed to a scale of 0–100
Positive parameter estimates indicate that the intervention is associated with improvement in labor practices and vice versa
^bStatistically significant (P ≤ 0.05)
^cAdjusted for type of facility, parity of the mother, time of delivery, and stage of labor at arrival at the facility

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