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. 2015 Feb 3;15:6. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0439-x

Table 5.

Percent of providers who correctly demonstrate skills during simulation of PAC on an anatomical model, by facility type

PAC skills area (number of tasks) All providers (n = 177) Comprehensive health center (n = 13) District hospital (n = 57) Provincial hospital (n = 73) Regional hospital (n = 17) Specialized hospital (n = 17) p-value
Initial assessment (3 tasks) 42.4 46.2 36.8 53.4 29.4 23.5 0.089
Medical evaluation (6 tasks) 25.4 7.7 26.3 28.8 23.5 23.5 0.614
Preparation for procedure (10 tasks) 44.1 53.9 42.1 42.5 47.1 47.1 0.939
Pre-procedure infection prevention (10 tasks) 36.2 30.8 28.1 41.1 41.2 41.2 0.571
Administering paracervical block (if needed) (8 tasks) 23.7 15.4 22.8 24.7 41.2 11.8 0.312
MVA procedure (19 tasks) 13.1 15.4 10.5 12.3 17.7 17.7 0.902
MVA post-procedure infection prevention (9 tasks) 36.2 61.5 28.1 37.0 47.1 29.4 0.166
MVA post-procedure monitoring (2 tasks) 33.9 30.8 24.6 46.6 23.5 23.5 0.058
MVA post-procedure counseling (4 tasks) 23.2 30.8 26.3 23.3 23.5 5.9 0.464
Total skill score (percent of skill areas completed correctly) 30.9 32.5 27.3 34.4 32.7 24.8 0.975