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Table 5 Effect of intervention on reported content of care 1

From: Antenatal care strengthening for improved quality of care in Jimma, Ethiopia: an effectiveness study

 

% Control

% Intervention (All sites)

% Intervention (HC only)

Odds ratio2

(All sites)

(HC only)

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

  

N = 350

N = 422

N = 775

N = 1434

N = 416

N = 843

Physical examination

        

  Blood pressure

94.7

94.2

97.4

96.4

96.9

96.1

0.8 (0.4;1.8)

0.9 (0.4;2.2)

  Weight measurement

96.0

95.2

98.2

98.3

98.1

98.2

1.3 (0.5;3.3)

1.3 (0.4;4.0)

  Abdominal examination

71.4

91.6

91.5

96.8

87.7

96.4

0.7 (0.4;1.3)

0.9 (0.5;1.7)

Laboratory tests

        

  HIV test

89.7

94.4

94.8

98.0

93.0

97.9

1.2 (0.6;2.6)

1.6 (0.7;3.6)

  Blood test, other

48.4

59.9

73.0

87.6

66.4

87.5

2.1 (1.4;3.1)

2.9 (1.9;4.5)

  Urine analysis

50.4

80.1

86.1

94.6

72.1

93.1

1.3 (0.8;2.1)

1.8 (1.1;3.0)

TT immunization

94.0

86.3

90.0

93.2

93.7

94.9

3.7 (2.0;6.9)

3.1 (1.5;6.3)

Health education topics

        

  Danger signs during pregnancy

35.2

42.7

38.2

65.2

33.0

71.0

2.3 (1.6;3.3)

3.9 (2.6; 5.7)

  Need for health facility delivery

44.0

62.6

58.2

77.6

54.8

83.9

1.2 (0.9;1.8)

2.2 (1.5;3.2)

  Nutritional needs during pregnancy

47.3

61.6

62.9

76.3

61.9

82.6

1.1 (0.8;1.6)

1.7 (1.2;2.6)

  Breastfeeding

50.3

65.4

58.1

77.2

56.8

84.6

1.3 (0.9;1.9)

2.3 (1.5;3.4)

Health staff practices

        

  Discomfort caused by students

22.4

14.1

28.1

17.4

20.6

14.9

0.9 (0.6;1.4)

1.1 (0.7;1.8)

  Poor conduct of health staff

4.9

2.4

5.4

1.8

4.3

1.6

0.6 (0.2;1.6)

0.7 (0.2;2.1)

ANC surroundings

        

  Waiting less than 1 hour pre service

84.9

78.6

69.8

78.9

81.5

87.1

2.6 (1.7;4.1)

2.6 (1.6;4.3)

Distal project outcomes

        

  Health problem identified

14.0

14.1

13.6

19.9

12.4

20.3

1.6 (1.0;2.5)

1.8 (1.1;3.1)

  Not satisfied with service

14.0

9.1

8.6

3.4

7.5

2.3

0.5 (0.3;1.0)

0.4 (0.2;0.9)

  1. 1Numbers are % before and after the intervention period at control or intervention sites, and OR with 95% CI.
  2. 2The odds ratios (95% CI) express the change from before to after at the intervention sites relative to the change at the control site.