Table 2 Men’s knowledge on maternal and neonatal care
Intervention | Transition | Control | p | p | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | 1 vs. 2 | 1 vs. 3 | 2 vs. 3 | |
N | 959 | 2609 | 1979 | |||
Age when girls should get married (≥ 18 years) | 93.7 | 93.5 | 91.4 | .020 | .958 | .068 |
Age when girls should conceive (≥ 20 years) | 71.8 | 72.0 | 79.9 | .000 | .081 | .000 |
N | 411 | 1032 | 793 | |||
Knows about ANC | 99.3 | 95.2 | 98.5 | .000 | 0.062 | .001 |
Services that a woman should receive* | ||||||
Advice on Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccination | 49.6 | 27.3 | 7.1 | |||
Advice on dietary intake | 85.4 | 41.8 | 63.7 | |||
Advice on resting | 75.7 | 51.3 | 61.8 | |||
Advice on Iron folic acid intake | 58.2 | 45.2 | 46.0 | |||
Advice on newborn care | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |||
Advice on family planning | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | |||
Advice on complications | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | |||
Advice on birth preparedness | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | |||
Know phone number of health worker | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||
Advice on not doing any heavy work | 76.2 | 46.2 | 73.1 | |||
Pulse examination | 41.6 | 21.3 | 25.9 | |||
Blood pressure | 64.5 | 16.6 | 31.8 | |||
Weight measurement | 52.8 | 23.4 | 14.9 | |||
Height measurement | 16.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||
Anemia | 15.8 | 4.6 | 11.7 | |||
Blood test | 23.4 | 24.0 | 36.6 | |||
Urine test | 26.3 | 30.5 | 38.2 | |||
Abdominal examination | 59.6 | 29.4 | 55.9 | |||
Foetal heart beat | 4.1 | .9 | 1.5 | |||
Ultrasonogram | 11.4 | 21.1 | 23.2 | |||
Don’t know | 2.9 | 17.5 | 2.4 | |||
Birth preparedness | ||||||
Determine attendant at delivery | 84.7 | 62.7 | 79.7 | .000 | .000 | .035 |
Save money | 75.7 | 62.1 | 59.3 | .217 | .000 | .000 |
Buy delivery kit | 17.8 | 6.3 | 12.2 | .000 | .000 | .009 |
Arrange emergency transport | 13.1 | 10.0 | 6.1 | .003 | .082 | .000 |
Essential Newborn Care* | ||||||
Wiping baby with clean dry cloth | 67.4 | 62.5 | 74.1 | |||
Wrapping including head | 24.6 | 13.8 | 18.2 | |||
Cutting cord with sterilized thread | 35.8 | 29.0 | 57.5 | |||
Tying cord with sterilized thread | 10.9 | 19.4 | 56.7 | |||
Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth | 65.5 | 44.3 | 61.3 | .000 | .000 | .325 |
Colostrums feeding | 95.1 | 89.0 | 90.3 | .596 | .001 | .003 |