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Table 2 HBB skills and knowledge evaluation scores

From: Beyond research: improved perinatal care through scale-up of a Moyo fetal heart rate monitor coupled with simulation training in northern Tanzania for helping babies breathe

 

Pre-score (%) –

Mean (SD)

Post-score (%) –

Mean (SD)

Skills gain –

Mean (SD)

P-value

OSCE A

Skills

58.98 (24.61)

84.22 (18.92)

25.24 (24.66)

<  0.001

Site

   

0.119

 Babati

70.73 (16.99)

89.83 (14.85)

19.10 (20.35)

 

 Hanang

57.38 (24.82)

87.14 (15.96)

29.76 (25.99)

 

 Mbulu

43.21 (25.43)

71.92 (22.67)

28.71 (27.68)

 

Gender

   

0.949

 Female

60.42 (23.39)

85.76 (16.92)

25.34 (25.31)

 

 Male

55.65 (27.34)

80.65 (22.82)

25.00 (23.48)

 

Age group

   

0.521

  < 30 yrs

59.52 (23.02)

82.54 (16.86)

23.02 (27.12)

 

 30 - 39 yrs

59.96 (24.67)

83.94 (18.67)

23.98 (24.52)

 

 40 - 49 yrs

59.88 (26.05)

91.05 (11.77)

31.17 (25.71)

 

 50 yrs. +

53.57 (25.89)

74.40 (28.59)

20.83 (19.00)

 

Working experiences

   

0.779

  < 10 yrs

59.75 (24.23)

83.65 (18.78)

23.90 (25.59)

 

 10-19 yrs

61.27 (23.47)

88.97 (12.43)

27.70 (24.77)

 

 20 yrs. +

51.56 (28.26)

76.04 (27.37)

24.47 (22.26)

 

Cadre

   

0.5921

 Doctors

56.85 (23.79)

84.23 (20.58)

27.39 (23.23)

 

 Nurses

59.78 (25.01)

84.22 (18.41)

24.44 (25.28)

 

OSCE B

Skills

39.93 (27.05)

78.10 (11.96)

38.17 (26.40)

< 0.001

Site

   

0.0016

 Babati

48.17 (28.24)

79.73 (12.56)

31.56 (27.45)

 

 Hanang

27.50 (23.30)

78.40 (8.21)

50.90 (22.13)

 

 Mbulu

43.52 (24.61)

75.23 (14.76)

31.71 (24.57)

 

Gender

   

0.9324

 Female

40.80 (27.95)

78.82 (10.68)

38.02 (25.06)

 

 Male

37.90 (25.15)

76.41 (14.59)

38.51 (29.72)

 

Age group

   

0.481

  < 30 yrs

42.86 (17.15)

75.60 (15.92)

32.74 (19.76)

 

 30 - 39 yrs

37.96 (26.97)

80.95 (9.37)

42.99 (24.37)

 

 40 - 49 yrs

41.44 (30.82)

77.55 (12.29)

36.11 (32.02)

 

 50 yrs. +

38.39 (33.42)

74.56 (10.54)

36.16 (29.23)

 

Working experiences

   

0.178

  < 10 yrs

40.45 (23.31)

78.54 (12.59)

38.09 (23.30)

 

 10-19 yrs

37.50 (29.48)

80.52 (8.94)

43.02 (25.60)

 

 20 yrs. +

43.36 (33.96)

71.49 (13.69)

28.13 (35.43)

 

Cadre

   

0.0518

 Doctors

28.35 (23.72)

74.78 (11.47)

46.43 (29.34)

 

 Nurses

44.25 (27.08)

79.34 (11.98)

35.09 (24.72)

 

Knowledge

75.0 (16.7)

88.7 (13.3)

13.6 (19.4)

< 0.001

Site

   

0.567

 Babati

70.4 (19.5)

86.3 (18.1)

15.9 (26.9)

 

 Hanang

 78.4 (13.1)

88.7 (9.7)

10.3 (9.5)

 

 Mbulu

77.3 (15.5)

91.3 (8.7)

13.9 (15.6)