Table 3.
Predictors of community health workers’ (CHWs’) knowledge (post-test) of maternal and newborn danger signs, and newborn essential care interventions, using ordered logistic regression.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of 3 pregnancy danger signs | Knowledge of 3 postnatal danger signs | Knowledge of 3 newborn danger signs | Knowledge of 3 newborn essential care interventions | |
| Adj. OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | Adj. OR (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Malea | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.79 (0.54,1.16) | 0.82 (0.58,1.16) | 0.87 (0.62,1.23) | 1.10 (0.76,1.57) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18–24a | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 25–34 | 1.97 (0.90,4.33) | 2.95** (1.36,6.39) | 1.41 (0.66,3.03) | 1.15 (0.52,2.53) |
| 35–44 | 2.50* (1.11,5.64) | 2.98** (1.35,6.59) | 1.30 (0.60,2.83) | 1.07 (0.48,2.39) |
| ≥ 45 | 2.27* (1.00,5.12) | 2.91** (1.31,6.46) | 1.33 (0.61,2.93) | 1.16 (0.52,2.62) |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primarya | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Post-primary | 2.03*** (1.39,2.97) | 2.26*** (1.58,3.21) | 1.55* (1.09,2.20) | 1.55* (1.07,2.24) |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholica | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Protestant | 0.88 (0.56,1.38) | 1.50* (1.00,2.26) | 1.10 (0.74,1.65) | 1.06 (0.67,1.62) |
| Muslim | 0.63 (0.32,1.21) | 1.35 (0.73,2.48) | 1.48 (0.81,2.74) | 0.97 (0.51,1.84) |
| Other | 0.65 (0.37,1.14) | 1.33 (0.79,2.25) | 0.97 (0.58,1.63) | 1.03 (0.59,1.80) |
| Time working as VHT | ||||
| < 1 yeara | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥ 1 year | 1.09 (0.48,2.47) | 1.61 (0.75,3.45) | 0.80 (0.36,1.79) | 0.90 (0.39,2.07) |
a Reference category.
Adj. OR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; VHT, village health team.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.