Table 4.
Change in knowledge and knowledge retention on the correct management of sick under-five children by village doctors following IMCI orientation training
| Change
in knowledge (pre-post) (N = 135 pairs) |
Knowledge retention (post-EoP test) (N = 38
pairs) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pre-
training (2003) |
Post-training
(2003) |
P-value |
Post-training
(2003) |
EoP (2007) |
P-value |
|
|
% (n) |
% (n) |
%
(n) |
% (n) |
|||
| % of village doctors who
know signs of pneumonia* |
39.3 (53) |
77.8 (105) |
<0.0001 |
76.3(29) |
68.4 (26) |
0.405 |
| % of village doctors who
know signs of severe pneumonia |
17.0 (23) |
47.4 (64) |
<0.0001 |
50.0 (19) |
55.3 (18) |
0.593 |
| % of village doctors who
know correct management for severe pneumonia |
62.2 (84) |
83.7 (113) |
<0.0001 |
89.5 (34) |
97.4 (37) |
0.083 |
| % of village doctors who
know correct management for pneumonia at home† |
35.6 (48) |
76.3 (103) |
<0.0001 |
73.7 (28) |
50.0 (19) |
0.020 |
| % of village doctors who
know correct management for persistent diarrhoea |
65.2 (88) |
82.2 (111) |
0.0005 |
89.5 (34) |
96.8 (33) |
0.706 |
| % of village doctors who
know all four danger signs |
28.9 (39) |
81.5 (110) |
<0.0001 |
81.6 (31) |
68.4 (26) |
0.095 |
| % of village doctors who know when to refer a severely sick child with first dose of antibiotics | 89.6 (121) | 99.3 (134) | 0.0008 | 97.4 (37) | 94.7 (36) | 0.564 |
EoP – end of Project
*Signs of pneumonia (Fast breathing according to age).
†Management for pneumonia at home (Home treatment with cotrimoxazole/amoxicillin).