Table 4.
IMCI knowledge score description and multivariable linear regression analysis
| Variables | Mean score (n=531) |
Coefficient (95% CI) |
P value | |||
| N | Mean | Mchinji (n=193) | Zomba (n=338) | |||
| Training | ||||||
| No training | 309 | 3.69 | 3.54 | 3.77 | Ref | |
| IMCI training only | 137 | 4.31 | 4.40 | 4.26 | 0.083 (−0.238 to 0.405) | 0.611 |
| IMCI training+refresher | 85 | 4.40 | 4.26 | 4.50 | 0.417 (0.012 to 0.821) | 0.043 |
| Cadre | ||||||
| Clinical officer | 17 | 4.76 | 4.67 | 4.82 | Ref | |
| Medical assistant | 47 | 4.57 | 4.73 | 4.50 | −0.241 (−0.985 to 0.503) | 0.526 |
| Nurse/midwife | 105 | 4.62 | 4.63 | 4.62 | −0.149 (−0.834 to 0.536) | 0.669 |
| HSA | 190 | 4.13 | 4.11 | 4.13 | −0.820 (−1.500 to 0.142) | 0.018 |
| Hospital attendant | 172 | 3.13 | 3.04 | 3.19 | −1.605 (−2.286 to 0.923) | <0.001 |
| Facility type | ||||||
| Dispensary | 40 | 3.98 | 4.29 | 3.81 | Ref | |
| Health centre | 378 | 4.01 | 3.91 | 4.04 | 0.136 (−0.298 to 0.571) | 0.538 |
| Rural hospital | 113 | 3.80 | 3.76 | 3.92 | −0.004 (−0.501 to 0.493) | 0.987 |
| District | ||||||
| Mchinji | 193 | 3.87 | Ref | |||
| Zomba | 338 | 4.01 | 0.001 (−0.264 to 0.266) | 0.993 | ||
Adjusted R2: 0.173.
HSA, Health Surveillance Assistant; IMCI, Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses.