Table 3 ANM and staff nurse confidence of pre-eclampsia screening
From: Community health worker knowledge and management of pre-eclampsia in rural Karnataka State, India
Question | Average response | Average response by ANMs | Average response by staff nurses |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 8) | (N = 4) | ||
I know how to provide routine antenatal care to women in my catchment area | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
I know the danger signals of pregnancy | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
I know how to identify the warning signs of high blood pressure in pregnancy and postpartum | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
I know how to identify the warning signs of seizures in pregnancy and postpartum | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
I know how to identify the symptoms and signs of labour | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
I know how to check blood pressure | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
I know how to check urinary protein by dipstick | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
I know how to check urinary protein by boiling urine | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
I know how to administer vaccines to mothers and children | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
I know how to administer intramuscular injections to pregnant women | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
I know how to administer oral medications to pregnant women | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
I know how to directly refer pregnant women with complications | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |