Table 1.
Impact of training on knowledge about maternal health care
| Knowledge about maternal health care | Trained TBA | Untrained TBA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretest (n = 20) (%) | Post-test | Pretest (n = 30) (%) | Post-test | |||
| Early (n = 17) (%) | Late (n = 15) (%) | Early (n = 28) (%) | Late (n = 25) (%) | |||
| Antenatal care | ||||||
| Regular antenatal care (Min. 3) | 50 | 88.2* | 93.3** | 10 | 60.7* | 75** |
| Danger signals during antenatal period | 50 | 88.2* | 86.6** | 3.3 | 17.8 | 44** |
| Referral if complications | 85 | 100 | 100 | 53.3 | 89.3 | 100** |
| Intranatal care | ||||||
| All five cleans | 30 | 52.9 | 80** | 0 | 78.6* | 88** |
| Complications during labour | 50 | 70.5 | 80 | 10 | 46.4* | 60** |
| Immediate newborn care | 75 | 82.3 | 93.3 | 43.3 | 53.6 | 60** |
| Referral if complications | 80 | 88.2 | 100 | 23.3 | 82.1* | 96** |
| Postnatal care | ||||||
| PNC visits (min.3) | 60 | 82.3 | 100 | 15 | 42.8* | 68** |
| Complications | 45 | 64.7 | 80 | 0 | 17.8 | 44** |
| Referral if complications | 80 | 100 | 100 | 26.6 | 85.7* | 100** |
| Know family planning methods | 55 | 82.3 | 100** | 20 | 78.6* | 96** |
* Indicates the statistically significant (p < 0.05) improvement in the percentage of TBAs at early post-test evaluation compared to pretest
** Indicates the statistically significant (p < 0.05) improvement in the percentage of TBAs at late post-test evaluation compared to pretest