TABLE 2.

Health Care Provider Knowledge, Experience, and Confidence in Designated Delivery Hospitals and Sampled Primary Care Facilities, Kakamega County, Kenya

	Health Care Providers in Primary Care Facilities^{^a}(n=65)	Health Care Providers in Designated Hospitals^{^b} (n=73)	Comparison (P Value)^{^c}
Average knowledge scores	54%	57%	.084
Managed complication in past 12 months
Severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia	18%	82%	<.001^{^d}
Post-partum hemorrhage	57%	89%	<.001^{^d}
Obstructed labor	38%	67%	.001^{^d}
Newborn resuscitation	62%	89%	<.001^{^d}
All 4 complications	11%	59%	<.001^{^d}
Very confident in ability to manage complication
Severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia	49%	79%	<.001^{^d}
Postpartum hemorrhage	77%	92%	.015^{^d}
Obstructed labor	51%	68%	.034^{^d}
Newborn resuscitation	71%	74%	.674
All 4 complications	28%	45%	.033^{^d}

↵a Health care providers in primary care facilities include 11 clinical officers and 54 nurses/midwives.
↵b Health care providers in the designated hospitals include 9 doctors, 12 clinical officers, and 52 nurses/midwives.
↵c A 2-sided student t-test was used for the comparison of the knowledge scores and a chi square test was used for the comparison of all the other variables.
↵d A P value <.05 indicates statistical significance.