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Table 3 Community health worker activities as reported by participating mothers at baseline and follow-up household surveys

From: A continuous quality improvement intervention to improve the effectiveness of community health workers providing care to mothers and children: a cluster randomised controlled trial in South Africa

 

Baseline household survey

Follow-up household survey

Change—I-C

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

N (%)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

CHW visited during pregnancy

 Control

111/370 (30.0%)

Reference

90/310 (29.0%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

79/366 (21.6%)

OR = 0.64 (0.35–1.2)

p value = 0.15

224/296 (75.7%)

8.3 (4.4–15.6)

p value <0.0001

13.0 (7.6–22.2),

p value <0.0001

CHW provided information about attending antenatal care as early as possible in pregnancy

 Control

95/370 (25.7%)

Reference

76/310 (24.5%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

59/366 (16.1%)

OR = 0.56 (0.29–1.1)

p value = 0.09

217/296 (73.3%)

OR = 9.9 (5.0–19.6)

p value < 0.0001

OR = 17.6 (9.9–31.3)

p value < 0.0001

CHW provided information about danger signs in pregnancy

 Control

86/370 (23.2%)

Reference

70/310 (22.6%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

54/366 (14.8%)

OR = 0.61 (0.30–1.2)

p value = 0.16

214/296 (72.3%)

OR = 9.9 (4.9–19.9)

p value <0.0001

OR = 16.4 (9.2–29.3)

p value <0.0001

CHW provided information about going to the clinic for postnatal care

 Control

91/370 (24.6%)

Reference

76/310 (24.5%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

62/366 (16.9%)

OR = 0.63 (0.32–1.2)

p value = 0.19

216/296 (73.0%)

OR = 9.5 (4.8–19.0)

p value <0.0001

OR = 15.1 (8.5–26.7)

p value <0.0001

CHW provided information about how to feed baby after birth

 Control

92/370 (24.9%)

Reference

74/310 (23.9%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

53/366 (14.5%)

OR = 0.52 (0.26–1.0)

p value = 0.06

211/296 (71.3%)

OR = 8.9 (4.5–17.6)

p value <0.0001

OR = 17.1 (9.7–30.4)

p value <0.0001

CHW visited in first month after child was born

 Control

104/370 (28.1%)

Reference

94/310 (30.3%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

90/366 (24.6%)

OR = 0.83 (0.47–1.5)

p value = 0.53

215/296 (72.6%)

OR = 6.5 (3.6–11.8)

p value <0.0001

OR = 7.8 (4.6–13.3)

p value <0.0001

CHW helped with breastfeeding

 Control

84/370 (22.7%)

Reference

74/310 (23.9%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

65/366 (17.8%)

OR = 0.74 (0.40–1.4)

p value = 0.35

194/296 (65.5%)

OR = 6.7 (3.6–12.6)

p value <0.0001

OR = 9.0 (5.2–15.8)

p value <0.0001

CHW provided information about danger signs in newborn babies

 Control

83/369 (22.5%)

Reference

65/310 (21.0%)

Reference

 

 Intervention

49/365 (13.4%)

OR = 0.55 (0.29–1.1)

p value = 0.08

175/296 (59.1%)

OR = 6.1 (3.2–11.5)

p value <0.0001

OR = 11.0 (6.2–19.5)

p value <0.0001

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