Improving feeding and growth of HIV-positive children through nutrition training of frontline health workers in Tanga, Tanzania

Table 2 MLPs’ nutritional knowledge before and after receiving nutrition training for HIV-positive children in the intervention arm

Aspect of knowledge	N	Mean	SD	P
Total knowledge score
Pre-training	16	23.5	6.5	<0.001
Post-training	16	37.1	3.1	<0.001
Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Pre-training	16	9.8	0.9	<0.001
Post-training	16	14.5	0.2	<0.001
Food preparation hygiene
Pre-training	16	2.9	1.0	<0.001
Post-training	16	4.6	1.0	<0.001
Feeding practices
Pre-training	16	4.4	2.1	<0.001
Post-training	16	9.3	0.9	<0.001
Nutrition counseling
Pre-training	16	6.4	1.6	<0.001
Post-training	16	8.8	1.7	<0.001

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