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Table 5 Correlation between duration of PPC counselling and message delivery: Composite scores for observed PPC counselling (n = 45) in 18 health centers in 4 districts of Morogoro region, Tanzania in 2012. One a scale of 1 to −1, where 1 denotes strong positive correlation and − 1 strong negative correlation, findings suggest that the more time spent on counselling corresponds to more messages delivered

From: Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania

Domain

Total (n = 45)

Program (n = 26)

Comparison (n = 19)

Total Composite Score

0.44 (0.17, 0.65)*

0.46 (0.08, 0.72)*

0.27 (−0.21, 0.64)

Maternal Health

0.56 (0.31, 0.73)*

0.52(0.15, 0.76)*

0.48 (0.04, 0.77)*

Infant & child health

0.41 (0.13, 0.63)*

0.22(− 0.19, 0.57)

0.46(0.01, 0.76)*

HIV

0.27(− 0.03, 0.53)

0.1(− 0.31, 0.47)

0.37 (− 0.1, 0.71)

Family Planning

0.02 (− 0.28, 0.32)

0.51 (0.14, 0.75)*

− 0.34 (− 0.69, 0.14)

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05