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. 2019 Jun 27;19:430. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4272-1

Table 6.

Changes in responses on methods of prophylaxis for newborn conjunctivitis

Mode of newborn conjunctivitis prophylaxis
Prevent/treat maternal STIs Pre-training Post-training *p-value 0.243
Correct Incorrect
Correct 23 14
Incorrect 22 2
Clean newborn eyes at birth Pre-training Post-training *p-value 0.000ǂ
Correct Incorrect
Correct 15 9
Incorrect 33 4
Conjunctival instillation of tetracycline at birth Pre-training Post-training *p-value 0.118
Correct Incorrect
Correct 4 4
Incorrect 11 42
Conjunctival instillation of povidone iodine at birth Pre-training Post-training *p-value 0.041ǂ
Correct Incorrect
Correct 2 5
Incorrect 15 39
Conjunctival instillation of silver nitrate at birth Pre-training Post-training *p-value 0.021ǂ
Correct Incorrect
Correct 0 3
Incorrect 13 45

*McNemar’s Test

ǂ Statistically significant