Simulation-based low-dose, high-frequency plus mobile mentoring versus traditional group-based trainings among health workers on day of birth care in Nigeria; a cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study sample of providers by study arm, N = 299

Characteristic of Health Workers	LDHF/m-mentoring (n1 = 172) n (%)	TRAD (n2 = 127) n (%)	pvalue
State or Location
Ebonyi	63 (36.6)	33 (26.011)	0.05^a
Kogi	109 (63.4)	94 (74.0)	0.05^a
Type of Facility
Primary health center	66 (38.4)	60 (47.2)
General/Mission hospital	90 (52.3)	49 (38.6)
Tertiary hospital	16 (9.3)	18 (14.2)	0.05^a
Mean (SD) Age: years	41.0 (10.3)	40.6 (8.8)	0.78^b
Sex
Male	27 (15.7)	28 (22.0)	0.16^a
Female	145 (84.3)	99 (78.0)	0.16^a
Marital Status
Married	145 (84.3)	113 (89.0)	0.60^c
Single	18 (10.4)	11 (8.6)
Divorced	1 (0.6)	0 (0.0)
Widowed	8 (4.7)	3 (2.4)
Religion
Christian	137 (79.7)	95 (74.8)	0.33^a
Islam	32 (18.6)	29 (22.8)
Other	0 (0.0)	1 (0.8)
Missing	3 (1.7)	2 (1.6)
Duration Since Graduation: years	12.0 (6.0–23.0)	14.0 (8.0–21.0)	0.54^d
Cadre/Job Title
Community health extension worker	59 (34.3)	55 (43.3)	0.03^*c
Doctor	6 (3.5)	11 (8.7)
Nurse	98 (57.0)	59 (46.4)
Other	9 (5.2)	2 (1.6)
Median (IQR) Duration Working at Facility since Employment: years	6.0 (3.0–10.0)	6.0 (3.0–10.0)	0.84^d
Median (IQR) of travel time to training (minutes)^e	60.0 (60.0–90.0)	60.0 (60.0–120.0)	< 0.001^*d
Duration at current position: median (IQR) in years	8.0 (4.0–18.0)	9.0 (4.0–15.0)	0.76^d

Types of tests: ^a = Pearson’s chi-squared; ^b = Two sample t test; ^c = Fisher’s exact; ^d = Wilcoxon rank-sum. SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range. *,= statistical significance ^e = TRAD participants residing within 5 km of the training sites were not accommodated in a hotel; they travelled daily to the training site

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