Can complex programs be sustained? A mixed methods sustainability evaluation of a national infant and young child feeding program in Bangladesh and Vietnam

Table 3 Health worker IYCF knowledge scores

	Intervention area	Comparison area	Difference in score points (intervention vs. comparison)¹ [SE]
Bangladesh	n = 300	n = 300
Health worker IYCF knowledge score	Average: 88.9% Range: 47.4–100%	Average: 70.7% Range: 42.1–100%	13.51*** points [0.73]
Vietnam	n = 44	n = 24
Health worker IYCF knowledge score	Average: 83.0% Range: 52.6–100%	Average: 68.0% Range: 52.6–89.5%	10.98*** points [3.31]

SE: standard error
IYCF: infant and young child feeding
Level of significance: * < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001
¹ Linear regression model (OLS) that includes fixed effects (division-level in Bangladesh, province-level in Vietnam) and covariates: worker age, years of experience, years of education. Standard errors in brackets (clustered at lowest sampling unit level in Bangladesh)

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