Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of maternity care assistants attending the online survey by knowledge on hyperbilirubinaemia
| Level of knowledge on hyperbilirubinaemia (N = 1366) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor: ≤2 correct answers (n = 64) mean (SD) |
Moderate: 3–4 correct answers (n = 515) mean (SD) |
Good: 5–6 correct answers (n = 787) mean (SD) |
|
| Age (years) | 50 (12) | 49 (11) | 47 (11) |
| Experience (years) | 21 (16) | 17 (12) | 17 (11) |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Educational levela | |||
| Low | 12 (19) | 55 (11) | 69 (9) |
| Medium | 46 (72) | 398 (78) | 643 (82) |
| High | 1 (2) | 31 (6) | 42 (5) |
| Missing | 5 (8) | 31 (6) | 33 (4) |
| Working at client’s home | |||
| Yes | 63 (98) | 505 (98) | 741 (94) |
| No | 1 (2) | 10 (2) | 46 (6) |
| Working in a birth centre/hotel/clinic | |||
| Yes | 2 (3) | 33 (6) | 75 (10) |
| No | 62 (97) | 482 (94) | 712 (90) |
| Working in a hospital | |||
| Yes | 4 (6) | 39 (2) | 77 (10) |
| No | 60 (94) | 476 (98) | 710 (90) |
| Urbanisation level of working areab | |||
| Urban | 53 (83) | 470 (92) | 734 (93) |
| Rural | 3 (5) | 17 (3) | 12 (2) |
| Unknown | 8 (13) | 24 (5) | 41 (5) |
| Delivery assistant in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 40 (63) | 388 (75) | 603 (77) |
| No | 21 (33) | 110 (21) | 167 (21) |
| Has been working for < 12 months | 3 (5) | 17 (3) | 17 (2) |
| Had (in-service) training on hyperbilirubinaemia in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 10 (19) | 101 (21) | 198 (26) |
| No | 44 (81) | 389 (79) | 569 (74) |
| Came in contact with neonate in need of treatment for hyperbilirubinaemia in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 23 (42) | 279 (57) | 421 (55) |
| No | 32 (58) | 211 (43) | 346 (45) |