Table 3 Knowledge of danger signs and birth preparedness in nested cohort
Knowledge indicators at end line by intervention clusters, n = 114 | |||
Participants who identified | Intervention cohort (n = 62) | Control cohort (n = 52) | p-value |
Key danger signs during pregnancy | 19 (31%) | 5 (10%) | 0.01 |
Key danger signs during labor and childbirth | 6 (10%) | 4 (8%) | 0.75 |
Key danger signs during the postpartum period | 7 (11%) | 5 (10%) | 1.00 |
Key danger signs in the newborn | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.50 |
Key aspects of birth preparedness | 18 (29%) | 14 (27%) | 0.84 |
Change in knowledge indicators within intervention clusters, n = 62 | |||
Participants who identified | Baseline | Endline | p-value |
Key danger signs during pregnancy | 1 (2%) | 19 (31%) | < 0.001 |
Key danger signs during labor and childbirth | 1 (2%) | 6 (10%) | 0.06 |
Key danger signs during the postpartum period | 3 (5%) | 7 (11%) | 0.21 |
Key danger signs in the newborn | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 0.56 |
Key aspects of birth preparedness | 25 (40%) | 18 (29%) | 0.16 |
Change in knowledge indicators within control clusters n = 52 | |||
Participants who identified | Baseline | Endline | p-value |
Key danger signs during pregnancy | 1 (2%) | 5 (10%) | 0.10 |
Key danger signs during labor and childbirth | 0 (0%) | 4 (8%) | ^ |
Key danger signs during the postpartum period | 2 (4%) | 5 (10%) | 0.08 |
Key danger signs in the newborn | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ^ |
Key aspects of birth preparedness | 22 (42%) | 14 (27%) | 0.05 |