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. 2020 Mar 31;20:97. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02005-8

Table 2.

Adjusted knowledge and self-efficacy average score differences at baseline (pre-training), by participants’ characteristics

Knowledge Self-efficacy
n = 347 n = 347
Coef 95% CI Coef 95% CI
Sex Male (ref)
Female 0.09 (−3.12,3.29) −4.02** (−7.80,-0.23)
Age (years) < 30 (ref)
30,49 −2.02 (−5.34,1.31) 4.24** (0.24,8.24)
50+ −5.65** (−10.03,-1.27) 1.84 (−3.48,7.163)
Profession OBGYN (ref)
Nurses −18.84*** (−23.27,-14.41) −3.58 (−9.24,2.09)
Midwives / obstetric nurses −12.25** (−22.14,-2.35) 2.78 (−9.54,15.10)
Interns −8.62 (−19.04,1.81) −17.81*** (−29.91,-5.71)
General practitioners −7.20*** (−11.74,-2.67) 0.62 (−4.79,6.02)
Pediatricians −1.5 (−8.89,5.89) −5.5 (−14.22,3.22)
Other medical specialists −9.25*** (−14.52,-3.98) 1.83 (−4.46,8.12)
Working shift Day (ref)
Afternoon −2.02 (−5.34,1.31) −0.63 (−5.18,3.92)
Night −5.65** (−10.03,-1.27) −2.34 (−6.76,2.08)
Extended (weekends and holidays) 0.09 (−3.12,3.29) −2.17 (−6.77,2.43)

Coef Coefficient from mixed-effects regression models, CI confidence interval. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05