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Table 2 Mean OSCE scores and standard deviations in initial and modified training groups – immediately after training and 4–6 weeks after training

From: Structured on-the-job training to improve retention of newborn resuscitation skills: a national cohort Helping Babies Breathe study in Tanzania

 

Initial training group

Modified training group

P-value***

Immediately post-training

4–6 weeks post-training

P-value*

Immediately post-training

4–6 weeks post-training

P-value**

Overall scores

 All

80.5 (79.8–81.2)

70.7 (69.9–71.5)

< 0.01

81.3 (80.7–81.9)

77.6 (77.0–78.3)

< 0.01

0.07

 Nurses / midwives

82.7 (81.7–83.7)

74.9 (73.8–76.0)

< 0.01

84.8 (84.0–85.5)

80.7 (79.8–81.5)

< 0.01

< 0.01

 Medical attendants

76.6 (75.4–77.9)

65.1 (63.7–66.5)

< 0.01

74.2 (73.0–75.3)

72.5 (71.3–73.8)

0.02

< 0.01

 Other clinicians

82.5 (80.9–84.1)

70.7 (68.7–72.7)

< 0.01

83.9 (82.5–85.2)

77.7 (76.0–79.3)

< 0.01

0.19

Suctioning

 All

86.8 (85.7–87.9)

75.4 (74.0–76.8)

< 0.01

89.4 (88.5–90.3)

84.9 (83.9–85.9)

< 0.01

< 0.01

 Nurses / midwives

88.8 (87.3–90.3)

80.2 (78.3–82.0)

< 0.01

91.8 (90.7–92.9)

87.5 (86.2–88.8)

< 0.01

< 0.01

 Medical attendants

84.3 (82.3–86.3)

70.1 (67.7–72.6)

< 0.01

84.5 (82.7–86.4)

81.3 (79.3–83.3)

< 0.01

0.87

 Other clinicians

86.8 (84.2–89.5)

73.4 (70.0–76.8)

< 0.01

91.0 (89.0–93.0)

83.4 (80.8–86.0)

< 0.01

0.01

Stimulation

 All

66.0 (64.4–67.5)

51.8 (50.1–53.4)

< 0.01

70.3 (69.0–71.6)

60.0 (58.6–71.6)

< 0.01

< 0.01

 Nurses / midwives

68.3 (66.0–70.5)

56.7 (54.3–59.1)

< 0.01

74.5 (72.8–76.2)

64.8 (63.0–66.7)

< 0.01

< 0.01

 Medical attendants

61.1 (58.4–63.7)

44.7 (42.0–47.5)

< 0.01

60.7 (58.2–63.2)

52.5 (50.0–55.1)

< 0.01

0.86

 Other clinicians

69.7 (66.1–73.3)

52.9 (49.0–56.8)

< 0.01

74.7 (71.7–77.8)

58.9 (55.5–62.3)

< 0.01

0.04

Bag-mask ventilation

 All

85.4 (84.6–86.3)

79.2 (78.2–80.2)

< 0.01

83.1 (82.4–83.9)

83.8 (83.1–84.6)

0.91

< 0.01

 Nurses / midwives

87.7 (86.6–88.8)

82.7 (81.4–84.0)

< 0.01

86.9 (85.8–87.6)

86.1 (85.0–87.1)

0.17

0.15

 Medical attendants

81.4 (79.9–82.9)

74.3 (72.4–76.1)

< 0.01

76.1 (74.5–77.6)

79.3 (77.7–80.8)

1.00

< 0.01

 Other clinicians

87.5 (85.7–89.3)

79.7 (77.3–82.2)

< 0.01

85.1 (83.3–86.8)

85.5 (83.6–87.3)

0.62

0.06

  1. *P-value: Comparison of scores immediately post-training and 4–6 weeks post-training among initial training group
  2. **P-value: Comparison of scores immediately post-training and 4–6 weeks post-training among modified training group
  3. ***P-value: Comparison of immediately post-training scores among the initial training and modified training groups
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