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Table 5 Test of differences in proportions of clients served by community midwives over time

From: The effect of the community midwifery model on maternal and newborn health service utilization and outcomes in Busia County of Kenya: a quasi-experimental study

 

Pre - CMM

Post – CMM

Diff

P-value

HF

CM

TOTAL (N)

Proportion (%)

HF

CM

TOTAL (N)

Proportion (%)

1st ANC

2278

74

2352

3.1

121

298

419

71.1

68.0

<0.0001*

4th ANC

1218

55

1273

4.3

57

212

269

78.8

74.5

<0.0001*

Skilled births

2707

58

2765

2.1

169

393

562

69.9

67.8

<0.0001*

Postnatal care**

694

64

758

8.4

429

307

736

41.7

33.3

<0.0001*

  1. CMM community midwifery model, HF health facility, CM community midwives, ANC antenatal care, diff difference in proportion (post – pre)
  2. *P-value <0.05 statistically significant; ** calculated for 4 facility-CM dyads with data