Building capacities of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) through a complementary mix of directed and self-directed skill-based learning—A case study in Pune District, Western India

Table 3 Effect of age groups and work experience of participating ANMs on improvement in knowledge and skills

Improvement	n	Age groups (in years)					Work experience (years)
		Mean rank*			Chi-square	P value	Mean rank*				Chi-square	P value
		20–35	36–55	≥ 56	Chi-square	P value	≤ 10	11–20	21–30	> 30	Chi-square	P value
Knowledge	311	172.7	149.8	142.9	4.274	0.118	169.2	151.6	152.4	146.5	2.942	0.401
Maternal resuscitation	224	125.4	108.9	72.3	6.216	0.045	125.4	106.8	119.3	90.2	8.757	0.033
Newborn resuscitation	225	132.0	107.2	64.4	11.368	0.003	132	111.4	106.7	90.4	11.575	0.009
Management of eclampsia	216	115.9	105.8	96.8	1.478	0.478	114.3	103.0	100.7	116.9	2.535	0.469
Use of partograph	230	115.8	114.4	134.8	0.725	0.478	116.3	113.2	114.5	118.8	0.198	0.978

*The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare pre-test to post-test improvement in knowledge and skills across age groups and work experience

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