Table 5.
HSA pregnancy and postnatal home visit activity levels and supports for CMBNC (N = 31)
| Indicator | Result | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
|
HSA
activity levels (based on register review over last three
months): | ||
| Pregnancy home
visits: | ||
| Percent of HSAs who
conducted at least one pregnancy home visit in last three
months |
83.9 |
65.4-93.5 |
| Percent of HSAs who
conducted at least one follow-up
pregnancy home visit in last three months |
64.5 |
45.5-79.9 |
|
Mean number of
pregnancy home visits |
7.9 |
5.6-10.3 |
|
Mean number of
pregnancy follow-up visits |
2.3 |
1.3-3.3 |
| Postnatal
home visits: | ||
| Percent of HSAs who
conducted at least one postnatal home visit in last three
months |
77.4 |
58.4-89.3 |
| Percent of HSAs who
conducted at least one follow-up
postnatal home visit in last three months |
45.2 |
28.0-63.5 |
|
Mean number of
postnatal home visits |
4.7 |
2.6-6.9 |
|
Mean number of
postnatal follow-up visits |
1.9 |
0.63-3.1 |
| Home visits
overall: | ||
| Percent of HSAs who
conducted at least one home visit (pregnancy or postnatal) in
the last three months |
87.1 |
68.9-95.4 |
|
Mean number of
home visits (pregnancy and postnatal) |
12.6 |
9.0-16.3 |
|
Levels of supervision and material support for
CBMNC: | ||
| Supervision: | ||
| Percent of HSAs who
received at least one supervision visit for newborn health in
the last three months |
12.9 |
4.6-31.1 |
| Equipment
and supplies: | ||
| Percent of HSAs with
all four essential newborn commodities for CBMNC available and
functional on day of assessment (scale, thermometer,
timer and counseling materials) |
83.9 |
65.4-93.5 |
| Percent of HSAs with all CBMNC supplies and equipment available and functional on day of assessment (all above plus register, CMBNC manual, referral slips and pregnancy listing notebook) | 16.1 | 2.4-29.8 |
HSA – health surveillance assistant, CBMNC – community-based maternal newborn care. CI – confidence interval