TABLE 3.

Knowledge Among Providers on Care of Hospitalized Young Children Pre- and Post-Intervention in Nairobi and Bungoma Counties, Kenya

Provider KnowledgePre-Intervention Score, Mean (SD) (n=152)Post-Intervention Score, Mean (SD) (n=103)P Value
Identifying child's pain and stress (0–7 items)1.8 (1.2)1.5 (1.3).011
Identifying parental stress (0–5 items)2.5 (1.3)1.8 (1.3)<.001
Environment stress (0–5 items)1.3 (1.1)0.9 (1.1).001
Optimizing nutrition (0–14 items)a4.8 (2.2)4.9 (2.4).580
Safeguarding sleep (0–12 items)a3.9 (1.9)4.7 (2.4).004
Safeguarding sleep (0–12 items)b3.9 (2.1)5.1 (2.4).0003
Positioning/handling (0–8 items)a2.3 (1.7)3.9 (1.9)<.001
Positioning/handling (0–8 items)b1.8 (1.7)4.0 (1.7)<.001
Protecting skin (0–10 items)a4.5 (2.2)6.2 (2.1)<.001
Protecting skin (0–7 items)b3.2 (1.4)4.5 (1.6)<.001
  • Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

  • a Aged 0–28 days.

  • b Aged 29 days–24 months.