Table 2. VL cases referred by ASHAs before and after training.
| PHC | 2011: Before ASHA training | 2012: After ASHA training | |||||
| 1Total cases | ASHA referral | Referral % | 1Total cases | ASHA referral | Referral % | ||
| Intervention (Trained) | Paroo | 153 | 15 | 9.80 | 67 | 19 | 28.35 |
| Marhoura | 149 | 6 | 4.03 | 69 | 19 | 27.54 | |
| Control (Untrained) | Sahebganj | 133 | 6 | 4.51 | 79 (65)2 | 21(7) | 26.58 (10.77)2 |
| Baniyapur | 177 | 11 | 6.21 | 89 | 8 | 8.99 | |
1
The total number of cases in 2011 is more than that in 2012. This was because in 2011, cases from 12 months were followed-up, whereas in 2012, cases from only 6 months were followed-up. The increased recruitment rate between 2011 and 2012 observed in the intervention PHCs, Paroo and Marhoura was statistically significant (p<0.05).
2
Numbers in brackets represent the number of cases after removing the 14 cases that were referred by the ASHA from Tarawa village that received knowledge about VL from the study team in 2011. The increased recruitment rate at Sahebganj PHC between 2011 and 2012 was significant (p<0.05), but was not significant after removal of the 14 cases from Tarawa (p = 0.12).