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Table 5 Participating ANMs’ performance in retention test compared to the post-training assessment

From: 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

Comparative performance during assessment of retention

Number of participating ANMs (%)

Knowledge test (n = 50)

Maternal resuscitation (n = 50)

Newborn resuscitation (n = 50)

Management of eclampsia (n = 44)

Use of partograph (n = 50)

Retained* same scores

38

38

30

45

18

Scored more**

22

18

14

14

46

Scored less***

40

44

56

41

36

  1. *Retained—retained same or deviation of ± 5% from post-training scores
  2. **Scored more—> 5% of their immediate post-training scores
  3. ***Scored less—< 5% of their immediate post-training scores
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