Table 5

Determinants of consistent high knowledge of critical danger signs among 262 enrolled auxiliary midwives (AMWs)

VariablesProportion with consistent high knowledge of critical danger signs (%, n/N)OR 
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
p Value
Sociodemographic characteristics
Villages
 Hard-to-reach13/48 (27.1)1.001.000.84
 Non-hard-to-reach76/214 (35.5)1.48 (0.74 to 2.98)1.08 (0.50 to 2.34)
Age
 <35 years53/174 (30.5)1.001.000.054
 ≥35 years36/88 (40.9)1.58 (0.92 to 2.71)2.19 (0.99 to 4.87)
Education
 Secondary and below35/109 (32.1)1.001.000.76
 Above secondary54/153 (35.3)1.15 (0.68 to 1.94)1.10 (0.59 to 2.08)
Marital status
 Single42/132 (31.8)1.001.000.84
 Married47/130 (36.2)1.21 (0.73 to 2.03)1.06 (0.57 to 2.02)
Number of years working as an AMW
 <10 years41/134 (30.6)1.001.000.27
 ≥10 years48/128 (37.5)1.36 (0.81 to 2.28)0.61 (0.25 to 1.46)
Any other job apart from AMW work
 AMW only52/148 (35.1)1.001.000.20
 Additional job37/114 (32.5)0.89 (0.53 to 1.49)0.68 (0.39 to 1.21)
Training and supervision characteristics
Refresher training
 No or 1 year and more33/125 (26.4)1.001.00 0.010
 Less than 1 year56/137 (40.9)1.93 (1.13 to 3.28)2.20 (1.21 to 4.01)
Adequate supervision
 Not adequate1.001.001.00 <0.001
 Adequate67/138 (48.6)4.38 (2.39 to 7.99)5.04 (2.74 to 9.29)
  • Bold indicates satistical significance.