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Table 2 Knowledge, attitude, and practice index of health care providers (N = 96)

From: Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practice of health providers towards the provision of postpartum intrauterine devices in Nepal: a two-year follow-up

Knowledge, attitude, and practice index

Baseline (pre-intervention)

6 months (after intervention)

24 months (after intervention)

P-value† (baseline to 6 months)

P-value† (6 months to 24 months)

Mean knowledge score ± S.D

2.9 ± 1.0

3.5 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.5

 < 0.001***

0.080

Mean attitude score ± S.D

4.0 ± 1.2

5.3 ± 1.0

6.0 ± 1.0

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

Mean practice score ± S.D

0.9 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.2

 < 0.001***

0.002**

  1. †Wilcoxon signed rank test
  2. *P-value < 0.05, **P-value < 0.01, ***P-value < 0.001
  3. S.D standard deviation