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Table 9 Changes in responses on practices regarding childhood blinding diseases

From: 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

 

Post-training

*p-value 0.031ǂ

 

Immediate referral

Treat first

Practices regarding cataract

Pre-training

Immediate referral

40

4

Treat first

14

3

Post-training

*p-value 0.087

 

Immediate referral

Treat first

Practices regarding red eye(s) in a child

Pre-training

Immediate referral

26

9

Treat first

19

7

Post-training

*p-value 0.711

 

Immediate referral

Treat first

Practices regarding newborn conjunctivitis

Pre-training

Immediate referral

27

16

Treat first

13

5

  1. *McNemar’s Test
  2. ǂStatistically significant