Table 5.
Results of regression analyses assessing the impact of the intervention on individual level outcome indicators for knowledge and use of supportive supervision among immunization managers.
| Mean values from Likert scale | Regression results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome indicator, n = 26 observations | Treatment group | Pre-test | Post-test | Model* | F statistic | P-value | Partial Eta Squared |
| 1. Perceived knowledge to carry out supportive supervision | Intervention | 3.55 | 4.64 | GLM repeated measures | 5.235 | 0.034 | 0.216 |
| Control | 4.00 | 3.86 | |||||
| 2. Knowledge on how to do supportive supervision as a barrier | Intervention | 3.55 | 1.73 | GLM repeated measures | 8.868 | 0.008 | 0.318 |
| Control | 3.86 | 3.86 | |||||
| 3. Availability of resources to supervise immunization providers as a barrier | Intervention | 4.00 | 2.73 | GLM repeated measures | 5.970 | 0.024 | 0.239 |
| Control | 3.93 | 3.86 | |||||
| 4. Lack of clear format for providing supportive supervision as a barrier | Intervention | 4.09 | 2.22 | GLM repeated measures | 6.173 | 0.022 | 0.245 |
| Control | 3.71 | 3.21 | |||||
| 5. Lack of recognition of importance of supportive supervision by providers as a barrier | Intervention | 3.64 | 1.91 | GLM repeated measures | 13.573 | 0.002 | 0.417 |
| Control | 2.93 | 2.79 | |||||
*Regression models included: treatment group, age, years of experience in the current job, geographic area, and the interaction term "treatment group*geographic area".