Table 2.
Community Midwife Assistant and Nurse Midwife Technician LNG implant insertion statistics
Characteristics (N = 58) | CMA (N = 29) | NMT (N = 29) | Fisher’s Exact Test |
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#LNG implant placed prior to training | |||
0 | 16 (55.2) | 8 (27.6) | 0.024 |
1–10 | 8 (27.6) | 8 (27.6) | |
11–20 | 4 (13.8) | 3 (10.3) | |
21–100 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (20.7) | |
> 100 | 1 (3.5) | 4 (13.8) | |
#LNG implant placed during training | |||
0 | 1 (3.5) | 7 (24.1) | 0.037 |
1 | 13 (44.8) | 8 (27.6) | |
2 | 6 (20.7) | 8 (27.6) | |
3 | 6 (20.7) | 1 (3.5) | |
4 | 3 (10.3) | 3 (10.3) | |
5 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | |
#LNG implant placed since training | |||
0–10 | 6 (20.7) | 7 (24.1) | 0.785 |
11–20 | 13 (44.8) | 15 (51.7) | |
> 21 | 10 (34.5) | 7 (24.1) | |
Mean LNG implant insertion score | |||
< 80% | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | 0.088 |
81–85% | 3 (10.3) | 2 (6.9) | |
86–90% | 10 (34.5) | 8 (27.6) | |
91–95% | 15 (51.7) | 10 (34.5) | |
96–100% | 1 (3.5) | 7 (24.1) |
There was no significant difference between CMA and NMT mean LNG implant scores during the monitoring visit (p = 0.088). 89.7% of CMAs had an average LNG implant insertion score above the MoH competency score of 85%, while 86.2% of NMTs had an average LNG implant insertion score above the MoH competency score of 85%