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Table 3 Results of main outcomes after CHW intervention

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

Outcome (average per month)

Posterior mean synthetic unit outcome

CHW intervention outcome

Percentage change (%a, CrIb)

Number of new women enrolled in ANC

83

98

18 (8,29)

% of women starting ANC in first trimester

10

29

200 (162, 234)

% of women completing 4 or more ANC visits

29

39

37% (31,43)

Number of monthly facility births

85

102

20 (13, 28)

Postnatal care visits

79

50

−37 (224, 170)

  1. Main outcomes of CHW intervention between synthetic unit and its control.
  2. a Percentage
  3. b Credible Interval