TABLE 2.

Effect of Internship on Malaria Clinical Competence and Skill Retention for Community Health Officers in Ghana at 3-Month Post-Internship Mentoring Assessment

Clinical Competence Assessment	Pre-Internship Assessment Score Percentage, Mean [SE]	Post-Internship Assessment Score Percentage, Mean [SE]	PP Difference Before-After Internship, Mean (95% CI)	P Value	3-Month Post-Internship Score Percentage, Mean [SE]	PP Difference From Internship End to 3-Month Post-Internship, Mean (95% CI)	P Value
Patient assessment/history taking	86.2 (2.8)	98.2 (1.2)	+12.0 (8.3, 15.1)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	98.0 (1.0)	+0.2 (−1.1, 2.1)	.642
Severe malaria assessment and referral	44.0 (1.7)	76.0 (1.4)	+32.0 (28.2, 35.8)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	75.1 (1.5)	−1.1 (−5.3, 3.4)	.681
Assessment of fever	56.9 (1.5)	81.8 (1.2)	+24.9 (20.9, 29.3)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	80.0 (1.0)	−1.8 (−5.3, 1.1)	.173
Acute respiratory infection	41.1 (1.7)	71.1 (1.4)	+30.0 (24.6, 34.0)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	65.2 (1.0)	−5.9 (−1.9, −8.8)^{^a}	.003^{^a}
Diarrhea	28.0 (1.0)	47.0 (0.9)	+19.0 (16.2, 22.3)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	76.0 (1.0)	+28.0 (24.6, 32.3)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}
Medical history	55.9 (1.9)	81.9 (1.5)	+26.0 (22.1, 31.4)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	79.1 (1.4)	-2.8 (−7.1, 1.2)	.136
Knowledge assessment	57.4 (2.8)	73.2 (0.8)	+15.8 (10.0, 21.3)^{^a}	<.001^{^a}	-	-	-

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PP, percentage point; SE, standard error.
↵a Statistically significant difference.