Table 6 Knowledge about birth preparedness 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of importance of saving money during pregnancy | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1398) | 605 (85.4%) | 517 (74.9%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1291) | 509 (82.6%) | 441 (65.3%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −2.8% | −9.6% | 6.77% (0.5 to 13.0) | 0.04 | 4.13% (−2.0 to 10.3) | 0.19 | |
Knowledge of importance of preplanning travel for birth | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1392) | 623 (88.4%) | 575 (83.7%) |  |  |  |  | |
  Endline (n = 1289) | 540 (87.7%) | 490 (72.8%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −0.7% | −10.9% | 10.18% (4.6 to 15.8) | 0.0004 | 8.46% (2.9 to 14.0) | 0.003 | |
Knowledge of importance of arranging a skilled birth attendant | |||||||
 Baseline (n = 1390) | 625 (88.7%) | 572 (83.5%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Endline (n = 1285) | 513 (83.7%) | 502 (74.7%) |  |  |  |  | |
 Difference | −5.0% | −8.8% | 3.84% (−1.9 to 9.5) | 0.19 | 2.13% (−3.5 to 7.7) | 0.45 | |