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Table 6 Skilled birth attendant retention of key knowledge and skills

From: Accelerating newborn survival in Ghana through a low-dose, high-frequency health worker training approach: a cluster randomized trial

 

Pre-test (%)

Post-test (%)

Difference (%) (post−/pre-)

p-value

1-year assessment (%)

Difference (%) (1-yr/pre-)

p-value

 

Mean (+/− SD)

Mean (+/− SD)

Mean (95% CI)

 

Mean (+/− SD)

Mean (95% CI)

 

Low-dose session 1

 Knowledge assessment

76 (9)

87 (7)

11 (9–12)

< 0·001

85 (8)

8 (6–10)

< 0·001

 OSCE

44 (13)

88 (9)

44 (40–48)

< 0·001

76 (14)

31 (27–36)

< 0·001

Low-dose session 2

 Knowledge assessment

91 (10)

95 (6)

4 (2–6)

0·001

94 (10)

2 (0–4)

0·025

 OSCE

52 (14)

92 (7)

40 (37–43)

< 0·001

81 (12)

28 (25–32)

< 0·001