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Table 4 Outcome variables for multivariate analyses by area of study, Malawi

From: Evaluation of a maternity waiting home and community education program in two districts of Malawi

 

Full sample

Area 25

Kasungu

Baseline

Endline

Baseline

Endline

Baseline

Endline

Use of MWH (%)

 No

52.6

55.2

63.3

56.9

44.6

53.3

 Yes

47.4

44.8

36.7

43.1

55.4

46.7*

Pregnancy Knowledge Scale (%)

 0

4.2

11.4

5.9

5.3

2.9

17.1

 1

8.8

5.4

6.7

5.6

10.4

5.3

 2

33.6

21.8

33.6

16.6

33.5

26.8

 3

45.7

45.7

42.4

51.4

48.1

40.2

 4

7.8

15.7***

11.3

21.0***

5.1

10.6***

  1. Pregnancy knowledge scale is an additive index based on responses to questions on ways HIV can be transmitted to a newborn (during pregnancy, during delivery and through breastfeeding) and on whether there are medicines to prevent newborns from getting HIV
  2. *p ≤ 0.05; ***p ≤ 0.001