The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions

Table 4 Multivariate regression results of selected outcomes: coefficients and standard deviations for the change categories and trend following the intervention

Model Number and Outcome Indicators
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
Target indicator	Syphilis Testing			Skilled Delivery			Early Postnatal Care				Receiving 4 ANC Visits		Proportion of LBW
	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)	ß(CI)
Intervention	2.41*			−0.72			−1.42				0.18		−0.22***
(pre/post)	(0.09–4.73)			(−1.85–0.42)			(−2.84–0.00)				(− 1.10–1.45)		(− 0.34 - -0.1)
Linear trend	− 0.20*			0.05			0.11*				−0.01		0.02***
Linear trend	(−0.37 - -0.03)			(−0.04–0.13)			(0.01–0.21)				(−0.10–0.08)		(0.01–0.02)
Syphilis change tested		0.20
Syphilis change tested		(−2.26–2.66)
Syphilis change trend		−0.04
Syphilis change trend		(−0.20–0.12)
ANC change tested			2.34*			−0.54		−0.9				0.6		− 0.22***
ANC change tested			(0.08–4.60)			(−1.60–0.53)		(−2.23–0.47)				(−0.66–1.85)		(− 0.34 - -0.10)
ANC change trend			−0.17*			0.03		0.06				−0.04		0.01***
			(−0.32 - -0.02)			(− 0.04–0.10)		(− 0.03–0.15)				(− 0.13–0.04)		(0.01–0.02)
SBA change tested					−0.39					−0.2					−0.28***
SBA change tested					(−1.61–0.82)					(−1.82–1.43)					(−0.44 - -0.13)
SBA change trend					0.03					0.03					0.02***
					(−0.05–0.11)					(−0.07–0.13)					(0.01–0.02)
PNC change tested									−0.98
PNC change tested									(−2.44–0.48)
PNC change trend									0.06
PNC change trend									(−0.03–0.16)
Facility Months	877	874	874	878	875	875	878	875	875	875	878	875	871	868	868
Coaching Visits	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	−0.01	−0.01	− 0.01	0	0	0	0	0
Medicine Index	0.05***	0.05***	0.05***	0.02*	0.02*	0.02*	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0

95% Confidence interval in parentheses. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
All models adjusted for: catchment population, Woreda, time and time², coaching visits, medicine index, and facility type. LBW low birth weight
The non-linear term (change tested*time² is not displayed because of negligible values

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