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

Table 7.

Knowledge of 7 core competencies of MCHWs PNC home visits

Maternal and newborn interventions Yes No
N (%) N (%)
Newborn care early/exclusive breastfeeding, warmth, hygiene 75 (94.9) 4 (5.1)
Care for mother nutrition and family planning 73 (92.4) 6 (7.6)
Care seeking mother or mother and newborn 75 (94.9) 4 (5.1)
Identify danger sign in mother plus referral 75 (96.2) 3 (3.8)
Identify danger sign in newborn plus referral 76 (96.2) 3 (3.8)
Support for breastfeeding 74 (93.7) 5 (6.3)
Feeding, skin-to-skin contact 75 (94.9) 4 (5.1)
Overall knowledge of core competencies of MCHWs PNC home visits N %
One core competencies 1 1.3
Two core competencies 1 1.3
Three core competencies 1 1.3
Four core competencies 1 1.3
Five core competencies 1 1.3
Six core competencies 5 6.4
Seven core competencies 68 87.2
Variables Characteristic N (%) Value P. Value
Settings Rural areas (n=32) 23 (71.9) 14.718 .047
Peri-urban (n=30) 28 (96.6)
Urban areas (n=17) 17 (100)
Designation M-CHWs (n=52) 47 ( 92.2) 53.531 .018
Health facility nurses and midwives (n=7) 5 (71.4)
Health facility nurse manager (n=6) 6 (100)
Health facility M-CHWs supervisor (n=6) 5 (83.3)
Health facility Data manager (n=6) 4 (66.7)
District hospital-based M-CHW supervisor s (n=2) 1 (50)