Table 3 Paired Samples T test of MSE before and after intervention based on the presence of attendants, age and type of care

Total MSE

525

35.92 (10.42)

42.06 (10.44)

6.14 (5.56, 6.62)

25.04

524

< 0.001

Attendant present during the session

Mother

361

35.55 (10.29)

41.41 (10.47)

5.86 (5.30, 6.42)

20.57

360

< 0.001

Father

78

36.22 (11.88)

42.08 (11.38)

5.86 (4.48, 7.24)

8.45

77

< 0.001

Other caregivers (siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts)

45

38.69 (9.38)

44.09 (8.54)

5.40 (3.91, 6.89)

7.30

44

< 0.001

Trainees

41

35.61 (9.46)

45.56 (9.59)

9.95 (8.11, 11.7)

10.91

40

< 0.001

Age

0–6 months

60

31.38 (11.43)

37.13(10.63)

5.75 (4.32, 7.27)

7.58

59

< 0.001

7–12 months

78

32.21 (10.71)

38.27 (9.78)

6.06 (4.95, 7.18)

10.81

77

< 0.001

13–24 months

76

35.91 (10.15)

41.92 (8.87)

6.06 (4.56, 7.46)

8.30

75

< 0.0010

25–36 months

112

36.21 (9.98)

43.23 (11.05)

7.02 (5.89, 8.14)

12.35

111

< 0.001

36–60 months

199

38.59 (9.48)

44.44(10.01)

5.85 (5.11, 6.59)

55.66

198

< 0.001

Type of care

Critical care

47

29.53 (9.33)

34.87 (8.40)

5.34 (6.96, 5.53)

3.72

46

< 0.001

Special care

75

36.27(9.68)

42.68 (9.71)

6.41 (5.21, 7.61)

10.66

74

< 0.001

Acute care

391

36.66 (10.41)

42.76 (10.51)

6.10 (5.54, 6.67)

21.21

390

< 0.001