Obstetric emergency simulation training course: experience of a private-public partnership in Brazil

Table 2 Knowledge acquisition of 340 health professionals participating in emergency obstetric training course, São Paulo, 2016–2017

	Hypertension	Hemorrhage	Sepsis	Resuscitation
	(N = 322)	(N = 302)	(N = 308)	(N = 318)
Mean pre-course score (SD)	6.3 (1.8)^a	6.0 (1.9)^a	5.9 (1.7)^a	6.1 (2.0)^a
Mean post-course score (SD)	8.8 (1.1)^b	8.9 (1.1)^b	8.8 (1.1)^b	9.2 (1.0)^b
Mean percent score change^d	54.8^c	68.6^c	65.1^c	69.0^c
% participants with increased scores	90.1	91.4	92.5	91.8

^ap = 0.051, Friedman test, mean pre-course test scores between modules
^bP < 0.001, Wilcoxon test, pre versus post-course scores
^cp = 0.019, Friedman test, % score change between hypertension versus other modules
^dPercent score change = ((post-course score - pre-course score)/pre-course score)) × 100

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