Outcome of training of maternal and child health workers in Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria, on common childhood blinding diseases: a pre-test, post-test, one-group quasi-experimental study

Table 6 Changes in responses on methods of prophylaxis for newborn conjunctivitis

Mode of newborn conjunctivitis prophylaxis
Prevent/treat maternal STIs	Pre-training		Post-training		*p-value 0.243
			Correct	Incorrect
		Correct	23	14
		Incorrect	22	2
Clean newborn eyes at birth	Pre-training		Post-training		*p-value 0.000^ǂ
			Correct	Incorrect
		Correct	15	9
		Incorrect	33	4
Conjunctival instillation of tetracycline at birth	Pre-training		Post-training		*p-value 0.118
			Correct	Incorrect
		Correct	4	4
		Incorrect	11	42
Conjunctival instillation of povidone iodine at birth	Pre-training		Post-training		*p-value 0.041^ǂ
			Correct	Incorrect
		Correct	2	5
		Incorrect	15	39
Conjunctival instillation of silver nitrate at birth	Pre-training		Post-training		*p-value 0.021^ǂ
			Correct	Incorrect
		Correct	0	3
		Incorrect	13	45

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