Table 1.
Scores on pre- and post-tests by professional group
| n | Pre-training test score Mean (SD) | Post-training test score Mean (SD) | Percentage change from pre-training test score | P-value (change from pre-training test)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGNITIVE KNOWLEDGE | |||||
| All | 53 | 62 (18) | 75 (18) | 13 (10) | <0.001 |
| Physician | 13 | 75 (11) | 86 (9) | 11 (6) | <0.001 |
| Nurse midwife / Nurse | 21 | 64 (15) | 77 (18) | 13 (12) | <0.001 |
| Community health workera | 19 | 50 (17) | 64 (19) | 14 (10) | <0.001 |
| APPLIED KNOWLEDGE | |||||
| All | 52 | 44 (23) | 72 (20) | 29 (23) | <0.001 |
| Physician | 12 | 62 (15) | 77 ( 10) | 15 (16) | 0.009 |
| Nurse midwife / Nurse | 21 | 53 (20) | 75 (19) | 22 (18) | <0.001 |
| Community health workera | 19 | 24 (12) | 67 (25) | 44 (22) | <0.001 |
a
Community health workers include community nurses from Guatemala who received less than one year of formal nursing education and Lady Health Workers (LHW) from Pakistan. LHWs are Pakistani government employees with 8-12 years of education and 15 months basic government health training.
b
Differences between pre- and post-training test mean scores were tested using a paired t-test.