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Table 2 Summary outcomes in CHW Intervention sites and control sites

From: Increasing utilisation of perinatal services: estimating the impact of community health worker program in Neno, Malawi

Facility

New ANC

% ANC in first trimester

% Four or more ANC

Facility birthsc

PNC

Pre-interventiona

Post interventionb

Pre-intervention

Post intervention

Pre-intervention

Post intervention

Pre-intervention

Post intervention

Pre-intervention

Post intervention

Chifunga

23.7 (5.4)

39 (12.6)

10.2 (7.9)

37.5 (11.9)

32.5 (21.2)

50.3 (9.4)

20 (4.8)

23.4 (5.5)

11.7 (7.6)

15.7 (10.4)

Lisungwi

55.7 (14.5)

58.7 (13.3)

14.4 (7.1)

23.1 (9.1)

26.5 (9.1)

32.7 (6.6)

65.3 (14.3)

79 (13.2)

32.3 (18.7)

34.4 (24.7)

CHW intervention

79.4 (14.9)

97.7 (23.1)

13.1 (5.0)

28.6 (7.5)

28.5 (3.9)

39.0 (4.7)

85.3 (14.0)

102.4 (13.1)

44 (21.3)

50.1 (28.8)

Ligowe

26.8 (11.2)

34 (7.9)

8.7 (6.1)

24.3 (14.2)d

29.2 (15.3)

31.1 (11.8)

0 (0)

10 (11.8)

Luwani

11.6 (3.8)

14.3 (6.0)

24.3 (15.4)

25.1 (23.4)

33.7 (15.1)

40.5 (14.8)

4.1 (3.4)

2.9 (2.8)

5.8 (2.9)

4.7 (3.0)

Magaleta

35.0 (8.6)

31 (7.5)

4.1 (4.2)

9.2 (7.1)

42.3 (10.4)

55.1 (7.6)

27.4 (6.4)

26.4 (7.0)

17.6 (6.0)

17.5 (11.4)

Neno district hospital

89.9 (23.2)

85.5 (15.2)

15.4 (5.7)

19.2 (5.8)

21.3 (7.6)

21.5 (5.1)

117 (18.6)

125.4 (29.4)

28.7 (15.6)

45.4 (29.4)

Zalewa

33.7 (6.2)

37.7 (6.2)

13.9 (5.2)

19.4 (9.5)

44.3 (9.9)

46.1 (5.4)

2.2 (1.7)

7.5 (4.1)

Midzemba

Control sites

197 (23.4)

202.5 (17.2)

12.5 (2.8)

18.9 (5.0)

30.6 (4.7)

34.0 (3.0)

148.5 (19.5)

154.7 (27.4)

54.3 (14.1)

85.1 (39.1)

  1. Summary statistics of outcomes in intervention and synthetic units.
  2. NB
  3. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
  4. % Percentage.
  5. aPre-intervention: March 2014 to February 2015(12 months).
  6. bPost-intervention period March 2015 to June 2016(16 months).
  7. cTwo facilities had no capacity to provide intrapartum care during the study period.
  8. dAveraged over 15 months as data for one month was missing in the post-intervention period. Midzemba did not report any of the outcomes of interest during the study period.