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. 2019 Dec 3;149(Suppl 1):2323S–2331S. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz203

TABLE 3.

Percentage of providers who correctly answered items from a general knowledge questionnaire by type of provider1

Primary physicians Registered nurses Nurse technicians
Item Baseline Post Difference P value Baseline Post Difference P value Baseline Post Difference P value
Total 61.12 67.36 6.24*** 0.00 56.46 61.76 5.30*** 0.00 54.70 57.80 3.10** 0.02
1. Causes of nutritional transition and double burden of disease 64.40 71.92 7.52** 0.02 56.67 59.15 2.48 0.60 54.85 55.50 0.65 0.88
2. Main undernutrition issues among children <5 y 57.20 50.52 −6.68 0.06 52.31 52.81 0.50 0.91 44.94 46.15 −1.21 0.77
3. Undernutrition among children <5 y in different regions and population subgroups 75.76 74.03 −1.73 0.57 61.79 59.15 −2.64 0.58 58.65 54.40 −4.25 0.32
4. Critical time window for optimal growth and development 18.98 32.98 14.00*** 0.00 13.33 26.76 13.43*** 0.00 10.34 16.48 6.14** 0.03
5. Consequences of nutritional transition 31.44 50.87 19.43*** 0.00 43.08 49.30 6.22 0.20 47.05 56.04 8.99** 0.04
6. Infectious diseases as a cause of undernutrition among children 56.51 71.58 15.07*** 0.00 51.03 66.20 15.17*** 0.00 57.17 61.54 4.37 0.31
7. Stunting indicators 83.24 85.61 2.37 0.35 78.21 74.65 −3.56 0.38 69.62 78.02 8.40** 0.03
8. Wasting indicators 59.00 63.85 4.85 0.16 52.56 61.26 8.70 0.07 55.91 64.83 8.92** 0.04
9. Effects of undernutrition in intellectual and labor performance 89.75 90.52 0.77 0.70 89.23 90.84 1.61 0.58 88.61 87.36 −1.25 0.65
10. Links between undernutrition and chronic diseases 74.93 81.75 6.82** 0.02 66.41 77.46 11.05** 0.02 59.92 57.70 −2.22 0.60
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Significance level: **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01.