Health care providers’ knowledge of clinical protocols for postpartum hemorrhage care in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Average knowledge scores for students and qualified providers

Question	Total (SD)	Qualified provider (SD)	Student (SD)	P-value
Q1 Admissions History	0.6 (0.1)	0.63 (0.1)	0.59 (0.1)	0.09
Q2 Routine observations/monitoring during delivery	0.7 (0.1)	0.72 (0.1)	0.69 (0.1)	0.1
Q3 Basic equipment/supplies available in delivery room	0.7 (0.2)	0.7 (0.2)	0.72 (0.2)	0.36
Q4 Immediate maternal care or health checks	0.8 (0.2)	0.82 (0.1)	0.73 (0.2)	< 0.001
Q5 PPH Prevention actions	0.7 (0.1)	0.67 (0.1)	0.68 (0.2)	0.82
Q6 Assessing/diagnosing PPH	0.9 (0.2)	0.94 (0.1)	0.87 (0.2)	0.02
Q7 PPH Management: Atonic Uterus	0.8 (0.2)	0.82 (0.2)	0.82 (0.2)	0.56
Q8 PPH Management: Retained placenta/products	0.8 (0.2)	0.81 (0.2)	0.79 (0.2)	0.46
Q9 PPH Management: Lacerations/Tears	0.8 (0.1)	0.78 (0.1)	0.79 (0.2)	0.86
Q10 PPH Management: Atonic Uterus, refractory	0.5 (0.2)	0.48 (0.2)	0.48 (0.2)	1.00
Q11 Topics to discuss prior to discharge	0.6 (0.2)	0.61 (0.2)	0.63 (0.1)	0.56
Q12 Awareness of danger signs	0.5 (0.2)	0.51 (0.2)	0.55 (0.2)	0.21

This figure shows the mean score for each question in the provider knowledge assessment by student (N = 63) or qualified provider. (N = 109). Provider questions are listed in Additional file 2. Scores are calculated as the proportion of correct clinical actions that providers mention in response to open-ended questions. Standard deviations in parentheses. P-values are presented for t-tests comparing the mean knowledge level among qualified health care providers with the mean level among students

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