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. 2022 Feb 7;22:107. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04435-2

Table 5.

Knowledge of frequency of M-CHWs PNC home visits: low birth weight (LBW)

Visit days Yes No
N (%) N (%)
1. When the mother arrives home or within 24 hrs after birth 72 (91.1) 7 (8.9)
2. Day 5 after delivery 56 (70.9) 23 (29.1)
3. Day 7 after delivery 70 (88.6) 9 (11.4)
4. Day 14 after delivery 69 (87.9) 10 (12.7)
5. Day 28 after delivery 70 (88.6) 9 (11.4)
Overall knowledge of frequency of MCHWs PNC home visits : LBW N %
1. First PNC home visit 4 5.1
2. Second PNC home visit 3 3.8
3. Third PNC home visit 4 5.1
4. Fourth PNC Home visit 15 19
5. Fifth PNC home visit 51 64.6
Variables Characteristic n (%) Value P value
Gender Males (n=7) 2 (28.6) 18.089 .001
Female (n=72) 49 ( 68.1
Settings Rural areas (n=32) 19 (59.4) 33.692 .000
Peri-urban (n=30) 26 (86.7)
Urban (n=17) 6 (35)
Age group 25-29 (n=11) 6(54.5) 20.603 .046
30-34 (n=18) 8 (44.4)
35-39 (n=43) 30 (69.8)
>=40 (n=6) 6 (100)
Designation MCHWs (n=52) 39 (75) 49.506 .000
Health facility nurse and midwives (n=7) 3 (42.9)
Health facility nurse manager (n=6) 2(33.3)
Health facility M-CHWs supervisors (n=6) 4 (66.7)
Data manager (n=6) 3 (50)
District hospital–based M-CHWs supervisor (n=2) 0 (00)
Education No formal education (n=2) 1 (50) 26.393 .007
Primary school (n=42) 31 (73.8)
Secondary School (n=17) 12 (70)
University (n=18) 7 (38.9)