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. 2022 Aug 31;10(8):e29431. doi: 10.2196/29431

Table 7.

Result of pre-post analysis for practice.

Practice on MCHa data management Presurvey, n (%) Postsurvey, n (%) P value
Use a tablet computer for MCH data management (n=1121) 56 (5) 916 (81.71) <.001b
Frequency of electronic device use for MCH data management (n=1119)

Every time 15 (1.34) 302 (26.99) <.001c

Most of the time 49 (4.38) 411 (36.73) <.001c

Sometimes 163 (14.57) 330 (29.49) <.001c

Rarely 75 (6.7) 34 (3.04) <.001c

Never 817 (73.01) 42 (3.75) <.001c
The number of respondents who perform the following tasks and the perceived task difficulty

Recording client demographic data (n=1080) 1028 (95.19) 1062 (98.33) <.001b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 137 (13.33) 44 (4.14) <.001c



2 179 (17.41) 91 (8.57) <.001c



3 401 (39.01) 395 (37.19) <.001c



4 222 (21.6) 321 (30.23) <.001c



5 (very easy) 103 (10.02) 191 (71.98) <.001c

Scheduling client encounters (n=1059) 968 (91.41) 1036 (97.83) <.001b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 72 (7.44) 25 (2.41) <.001c



2 153 (15.81) 77 (7.43) <.001c



3 365 (37.71) 349 (33.69) <.001c



4 275 (28.41) 351 (33.88) <.001c



5 (very easy) 122 (12.6) 185 (17.86) <.001c

Tracking client progress over time (n=1064) 992 (93.23) 1027 (96.52) <.001b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 204 (20.56) 68 (6.62) <.001c



2 211 (21.27) 124 (12.07) <.001c



3 315 (31.75) 372 (36.22) <.001c



4 215 (21.67) 319 (31.06) <.001c



5 (very easy) 54 (5.44) 116 (11.3) <.001c

Following up health care defaulters (n=1069) 1045 (97.75) 1045 (97.75) .88b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 292 (27.94) 72 (6.89) <.001c



2 264 (25.26) 132 (12.63) <.001c



3 275 (26.32) 349 (33.4) <.001c



4 154 (14.74) 351 (33.59) <.001c



5 (very easy) 79 (7.56) 160 (15.31) <.001c

Collecting individual data into aggregates for the District Health Information Management System 2 (n=1063) 702 (66.04) 956 (89.93) <.001b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 152 (15.70) 45 (4.34) <.001c



2 161 (16.63) 104 (10.04) <.001c



3 213 (22) 277 (26.74) <.001c



4 120 (12.4) 195 (18.82) <.001c



5 (very easy) 55 (5.68) 80 (7.72) <.001c

Producing reports on MCH (n=1088) 1061 (97.52) 1066 (97.98) .30b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 129 (13.33) 68 (6.56) <.001c



2 215 (22.21) 98 (9.46) <.001c



3 375 (38.74) 403 (38.9) <.001c



4 241 (24.9) 397 (38.32) <.001c



5 (very easy) 103 (10.64) 135 (13.03) <.001c

Generating basic statistics other than monthly reports on MCH (n=1076) 846 (78.62) 839 (77.97) .70b


Perceived task difficulty



1 (very difficult) 92 (9.50) 41 (3.96) <.001c



2 153 (15.81) 63 (6.08) <.001c



3 264 (27.27) 315 (30.41) <.001c



4 124 (12.81) 190 (18.34) <.001c



5 (very easy) 33 (3.41) 57 (5.5) <.001c

Ever used statistical data for making a request to the District Health Office (n=1106) 591 (52.28) 787 (70.02) <.001b

aMCH: maternal and child health.

bP value derived from the McNemar chi-square test.

cP value derived from the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.