Table 2 Facilitator & learner pre-post course confidence assessment
Facilitator | Learner | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In India (n = 12) | In Kenya (n = 11) | In India (n = 62) | In Kenya (n = 64) | |||||
Before | After | Before | After | Before Training Mean (SD) | After Training Mean (SD) | Before Training Mean (SD) | After Training Mean (SD) | |
1. maintain skin-to-skin care and when to separate the baby and mother | 4.58 (0.67) | 5.00 (0) | 3.82 (1.47) | 5.00 (0) | 4.38 (0.86) | 5.0 (0) | 3.67 (1.04) | 4.89 (0.54) |
2. care for the normal weight, healthy baby (including examination, weighing and measuring temperature) | 4.83 (0.39) | 5.00 (0) | 3.82 (1.47) | 5.00 (0) | 4.37 (1.0) | 5.0 (0) | 4.06 (0.97) | 4.90 (0.47) |
3. protect the healthy baby from problems (e.g., hypothermia) | 5.00 (0) | 5.00 (0) | 4.36 (1.21) | 5.00 (0) | 4.13 (1.1) | 4.97 (0.3) | 4.02 (1.11) | 4.97 (0.18) |
4. determine if a baby is properly positioned for breastfeeding | 5.00 (0) | 5.00 (0) | 4.27 (1.27) | 5.00 (0) | 4.36 (1.1) | 5.0 (0) | 4.10 (1.07) | 4.94 (0.31) |
5. determine if the baby has a good attachment to the breast | 4.92 (0.29) | 5.00 (0) | 4.55 (0.69) | 5.00 (0) | 4.56 (0.8) | 5.0 (0) | 4.00 (1.15) | 4.92 (0.33) |
6. ensure hygiene and provide cord care | 4.92 (0.29) | 5.00 (0) | 3.91 (1.04) | 4.91 (0.30) | 4.05 (1.1) | 5.0 (0) | 3.92 (0.97) | 4.90 (0.35) |
7. give vitamin K and immunize | 4.92 (0.29) | 5.00 (0) | 3.91 (1.45) | 4.73 (0.47) | 4.08 (1.1) | 5.0 (0) | 3.58 (1.39) | 4.92 (0.33) |
8. manage problems with breastfeeding | 4.83 (0.39) | 5.00 (0) | 3.82 (1.40) | 4.91 (0.30) | 3.89 (1.2) | 5.0 (0) | 3.53 (1.11) | 4.87 (0.46) |
9. improve thermal care* | 4.91 (0.30) | 5.00 (0) | 4.36 (0.92) | 5.00 (0) | 3.62 (1.2) | 5.0 (0) | 3.70 (1.10) | 4.87 (0.34) |
10. teach mothers to provide prolonged skin-to‐skin care | 4.83 (0.39) | 5.00 (0) | 4.64 (0.67) | 4.91 (0.30) | 3.85 (1.3) | 5.0 (0) | 3.73 (1.19) | 4.86 (0.50) |
11. use alternate feeding methods | 4.92 (0.30) | 5.00 (0) | 3.36 (1.63) | 5.00 (0) | 2.93 (1.5) | 4.87 (0.7) | 3.00 (1.32) | 4.82 (0.64) |
12. assess a baby for danger signs | 4.83 (0.39) | 5.00 (0) | 4.09 (1.30) | 4.91 (0.30) | 3.56 (1.1) | 5.0 (0) | 3.81 (1.16) | 4.89 (0.36) |
13. give antibiotics | 4.17 (0.84) | 5.00 (0) | 3.45 (1.44) | 5.00 (0) | 2.85 (1.4) | 5.00 (0) | 3.27 (1.32) | 4.94 (0.31) |
14. refer for advanced care | 4.75 (0.45) | 5.00 (0) | 4.45 (0.82) | 5.00 (0) | 3.4 (1.27)) | 5.00 (0) | 3.69 (1.22) | 4.89 (0.57) |
15. advise parents about care at home | 4.92 (0.29) | 5.00 (0) | 4.09 (1.30) | 5.00 (0) | 4.15 (1.08) | 5.00 (0) | 4.00 (1.10) | 4.92 (0.37) |