Table 5 Birth preparedness and newborn care practices in women included in the study compared between intervention and control villages
| Â | Â | Number (%) of mothers in intervention villages | Number (%) of mothers in control villages | Crude mean difference (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted mean differencea (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth preparedness | |||||||
Saved money for transportation for emergency obstetric care | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1377) | 475 (67.6%) | 405 (60.1%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1226) | 373 (60.7%) | 286 (46.8%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −6.90% | −13.30% | 6.36% (−1.1 to 13.8) | 0.10 | 2.31% (−4.8 to 9.4) | 0.53 | |
Arranged blood donors | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1365) | 172 (24.9%) | 84 (12.4%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1192) | 123 (20.9%) | 98 (16.3%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −4.00% | 3.90% | −7.91% (−13.9 to –1.9) | 0.0098 | −9.59% (−15.4 to –3.8) | 0.0013 | |
Pre-planned for a skilled birth attendant | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1345) | 467 (68.2%) | 396 (55.9%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1226) | 339 (55.7%) | 238 (38.6%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −12.50% | −17.30% | 4.83% (−2.7 to 12.4) | 0.21 | 5.32% (−2.0 to 12.7) | 0.16 | |
Breastfeeding | |||||||
Initiated breastfeeding within the first hour after birth | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1216) | 471 (77.9%) | 341 (55.8%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1037) | 345 (67.4%) | 387 (73.7%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −10.50% | 17.90% | −28.4% (−35.9 to –20.8) | < 0.0001 | −28.22% (−35.7 to –20.8) | < 0.0001 | |
Currently breastfeeding | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1385) | 659 (93.2%) | 640 (94.4%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1366) | 603 (93.8%) | 631 (94.5%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.50% (−3.1 to 4.1) | 0.78 | 1.13% (−2.4 to 4.7) | 0.39 | |