Table 4.

Chi-Square statistics to test health worker knowledge regarding prenatal and newborn care

Independent variable		Level of knowledge n(%)		OR[CI]	p -value
		Adequate knowledge	Inadequate knowledge
		Prenatal care (N = 183)
Level of training
	Nurse Assistant	36(50.7)	35(49.3)	0
	Nurse	37(51.4)	35(48.6)	1.02[0.53-1.98]	0.935
	Midwife	25(62.5)	15(37.5)	1.62[0.73-3.58]	0.232
Level of care
	HC level III or II	59(53.2)	52(46.8)	0
	Hospital or HC IV	39(54.2)	33(45.8)	1.04[0.57-1.89]	0.893
Years of service
	0-5	39(49.4)	40(50.6)	0
	6-32	59(56.7)	45(43.3)	1.34[0.75-2.43]	0.324
		Immediate newborn care (N = 183)
Level of training
	Nurse Assistant	27(38.0)	44(62.0)	0
	Nurse	33(45.8)	39(54.2)	1.38[0.71-2.69]	0.345
	Midwife	25(62.5)	15(37.5)	2.72[1.22-6.04]	0.014
Level of care
	HC level III/ II	49(44.1)	62(55.9)	0
	Hospital/HC IV	36(50.0)	36(50.0)	1.27[0.70-2.29]	0.438
Years of service
	0-5	36(45.6)	43(54.4)	0
	6-32	49(47.1)	55(52.9)	1.06[0.59-1.92]	0.836
		Managing infections on newborns (N = 183)
Level of training
	Nurse Assistant	11(15.5)	60(84.5)	0
	Nurse	8(11.1)	64(88.9)	0.68[0.26-1.81]	0.442
	Midwife	5(12.5)	35(87.5)	0.78[0.25-2.43]	0.667
Level of care
	HC level III or II	14(12.6)	97(89.4)	0
	Hospital or HC IV	10(13.9)	62(86.1)	1.12[0.47-2.67]	0.803
Years of service
	0-5	8(10.3)	71(89.9)	0
	6-32	5(4.8)	99(95.2)	0.45[0.14-1.44]	0.167
		Identifying and stabilizing LBW Babies (N = 183)
Level of training
	Nurse Assistant	27(38.0)	44(62.0)	0
	Nurse	50(69.4)	22(30.6)	3.7[1.85-7.41]	0.000*
	Midwife	26(65.0)	14(35.0)	3.0[1.35-6.78]	0.007
Level of care
	HC level III or II	60(54.1)	51(46.0)	0
	Hospital or HC IV	43(59.7)	29(40.1)	1.20[0.69-2.30]	0.450
Years of service
	0-5	44(55.7)	35(44.3)	0
	6-32	59(56.7)	45(43.3)	1.04[0.58-1.88]	0.889

*p-value < 0.004.