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Table 5 Self-reported ability of CHWs to recognise warning signs in pregnancy, pregnancy related HTA, and convulsions in pregnancy

From: Community health worker knowledge and management of pre-eclampsia in southern Mozambique

 

Total

Recognise pregnancy warning signsb

Recognise pregnancy hypertension warning signs

Recognise convulsions

N (%)

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)a

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)a

N (%)

OR (95 % CI)a

Total

81 (100.0)

75 (92.6)

 

33 (40.7)

 

57 (70.4)

 

Sex

 Male

20 (24.7)

19 (95.0)

1.00

13 (65.0)

1.00

18 (90.0)

1.00

 Female

53 (65.4)

50 (94.3)

0.88 (0.02 - 11.74)

18 (34.0)

0.28 (0.08 - 0.92)*

34 (64.2)

0.20 (0.02 - 1.00)

 Missing

8 (9.9)

6 (75.0)

0.17 (0.00 - 3.82)

2 (25.0)

0.19 (0.02 - 1.44)

5 (62.5)

0.20 (0.01 - 2.24)

Age

 Median (IQR)

46.0 (35.5 - 50.0)

-

1.14 (1.02 - 1.34)*

-

0.99 (0.95 - 1.03)

-

0.99 (0.95 - 1.03)

Education

 Primary

54 (66.7)

52 (96.3)

1.00

22 (40.7)

1.00

38 (70.4)

1.00

 Secondary

15 (18.5)

14 (93.3)

0.54 (0.03 - 34.01)

7 (46.7)

1.27 (0.34 - 4.68)

11 (73.3)

1.16 (0.28 - 5.73)

 Missing

12 (14.8)

9 (75.0)

0.12 (0.01 - 1.21)

4 (33.3)

0.73 (0.14 - 3.15)

8 (66.7)

0.84 (0.19 - 4.39)

Years working as community health worker

 Median (IQR)

2 (1–8)

-

1.19 (0.93 - 1.94)

-

1.04 (0.97 - 1.12)

-

1.09 (0.99 - 1.24)

  1. aComputed from exact logistic regression for predict upper 3 levels among the original 5 levels ordinal variable
  2. bRecognised at least one warning sign
  3. *Overall p-value < 0.05