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Table 2 Effectiveness of interventions on improving institutional births and secondary outcomes (ANC, PNC)

From: Effectiveness of upgraded maternity waiting homes and local leader training on improving institutional births: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Jimma, Ethiopia

 

MWH+ &Training

n (%)

Training only

n (%)

Usual care

n (%)

Overall

n (%)

Institutional births

(B) n = 1266

(B) n = 1366

(B) n = 1140

(B) n = 3772

(E) n = 1239

(E) n = 1263

(E) n = 1271

(E) n = 3773

Baseline births

608 (48.0)

726 (53.2)

519 (45.5)

1853 (49.1)

Endline births

671 (54.2)

821 (65.0)

646 (50.8)

2138 (56.7)

Odds ratioa (97.5% CI)

1.09 (0.67 to 1.75)

1.37 (0.85 to 2.22)

Reference

 

ICCs

Within-period ICC = 0.1098

Between period ICC = 0.0912

Cluster autocorrelation coefficient = 0.831

Antenatal care

(B) n = 1269

(B) n = 1371

(B) n = 1144

(B) n = 3784

(E) n = 1259

(E) n = 1272

(E) n = 1272

(E) n = 3809

Baseline use

1052

(82.9)

1215

(88.6)

911

(79.6)

3178

(84.0)

Endline use

1081

(85.9)

1176

(92.5)

1056

(82.6)

3313

(87.0)

Odds ratio (97.5% CI)

0.99 (0.59 to 1.66)

1.38 (0.80 to 2.38)

Reference

  

ICCs

Within-period ICC = 0.0764

Between period ICC = 0.0624

Cluster autocorrelation coefficient = 0.816

Postnatal care

(B) n = 1266

(B) n = 1366

(B) n = 1141

(B) n = 3773

(E) n = 1239

(E) n = 1263

(E) n = 1271

(E) n = 3773

Baseline use

491

(38.8)

576

(42.2)

421

(36.9)

1488

(39.4)

Endline use

526

(42.5)

649

(51.4)

564

(44.4)

1739

(46.1)

Odds ratio (97.5% CI)

0.88 (0.55, 1.39)

1.05 (0.66, 1.67)

   

ICCs

Within-period ICC =0.0828

Between period ICC = 0.0678

Cluster autocorrelation coefficient = 0.819

  1. B Baseline, E Endline
  2. aOdds ratio refers to between-arm difference controlling for baseline