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