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. 2017 May 2;16:183. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-1842-8

Table 4.

Comparison of in-service training and knowledge in management of febrile illnesses in under-fives among private and public health facilities in Mukono District

Variable Private health facilities n (%) Public health facilities n (%) p-value
Knowledge
 First line treatment malaria 180/241 (75) 47/53 (89) 0.02*
 First line treatment pneumonia 56/241 (23) 29/53 (55) <0.01*
 First line treatment diarrhoea 151/241 (63) 42/53 (79) 0.02*
In-service training
 Malaria management 134/241 (56) 34/53 (64) 0.25
 Pneumonia management 30/241 (12) 11/53 (21) 0.11
 Diarrhoea management 85/241 (35) 16/52 (31) 0.53

* Statistically significant differences