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Table 4 Knowledge of danger signs for maternal and newborn health, by wealth quartile

From: Contribution of community-based newborn health promotion to reducing inequities in healthy newborn care practices and knowledge: evidence of improvement from a three-district pilot program in Malawi

 

Baseline

Endline

Change in CI

Knows 3 or more pregnancy danger signs (12 signs total)

   

Overall

8.1

43.9

 

Poorest quartile

4.3

46.7

 

2nd quartile

8.1

48.2

 

3rd quartile

11.9

41.1

 

Least poor quartile

8.1

39.6

 
 

0.1378

-0.0327

-0.1704

Concentration index (95% confidence interval)

(0.0207, 0.2548)

(-0.0784, 0.0131)

(-0.2945, -0.0463)

Knows 3 or more delivery danger signs (6 signs total)

   

Overall

5.2

17.2

 

Poorest quartile

4.3

18.2

 

2nd quartile

3.6

12.1

 

3rd quartile

3.1

19.6

 

Least poor quartile

9.9

12.9

 
 

0.2234

-0.0229

-0.2464

Concentration index (95% confidence interval)

(0.0123, 0.4346)

(-0.1140, 0.0681)

(-0.4733, -0.0194)

Knows 3 or more postpartum danger signs (10 signs total)

   

Overall

5.5

35.0

 

Poorest quartile

3.4

34.7

 

2nd quartile

1.8

38.9

 

3rd quartile

5.8

34.8

 

Least poor quartile

11.2

31.6

 
 

0.4086

-0.0079

-0.4166

Concentration index (95% confidence interval)

(0.1245, 0.6928)

(-0.0726, 0.0567)

(-0.7044, -0.1288)

Knows 3 or more newborn danger signs (12 signs total)

   

Overall

13.4

60.1

 

Poorest quartile

10.7

55.1

 

2nd quartile

12.7

62.8

 

3rd quartile

15.0

58.0

 

Least poor quartile

15.2

64.4

 
 

0.1271

0.0328

-0.09423

Concentration index (95% confidence interval)

(-0.0048, 0.2589)

(-0.0012, 0.0669)

(-0.2289, 0.0402)