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Table 3 Growth monitoring activities completed

From: Evaluation of the effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to support integration of maternal, child and HIV care in primary health care facilities in South Africa

 

Intervention

Control

OR

P-value

N

n (%)

N

n (%)

From Exit Interview

 Was your baby weighed today?

777

773 (99%)

661

651 (99%)

over 95% at baseline unable to model

 Was your baby’s length measured?

777

599 (77%)

661

419 (63%)

2.4 (1.4–3.9)

0.001

 Shown growth on growth chart

777

378 (49%)

661

295 (45%)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

0.05

 Mother reports being asked how she is feeding the baby

777

578 (74%)

661

444 (67%)

1.9 (1.3–3.0)

0.003

 Mother reports being given advice about feeding the baby

777

296 (38%)

661

233 (35%)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

0.48

From RTHB Review

 Weight recorded today

776a

735 (95%)

658a

585 (89%)

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

0.2

 Length recorded today

776a

514 (66%)

658a

282 (43%)

2.2 (1.4–3.6)

0.001

 Weight for age plotted today

776a

713 (92%)

658a

610 (93%)

1.1 (0.5–2.2)

0.8

 Weight for length/height plotted today

776a

392 (51%)

658a

289 (44%)

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

0.001

 Diagnosis for nutrition recorded in RTHB

776a

518 (67%)

658a

229 (35%)

2.3 (1.5–3.5)

< 0.0001

All nutrition elements completed in RTHB

776a

312 (40%)

658a

174 (26%)

2.1 (1.3–3.4)

0.001

  1. amissing data because no RTHB available