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Table 2 FCHVs Change in knowledge scores on PPFP

From: Improving post-partum family planning services provided by female community health volunteers in Nepal: a mixed methods study

Knowledge of PPFP

Pre-orientation

(n = 230)

Post-orientation

(n = 230)

P-value

Key messages

n (%)

n (%)

 

1. Immediately after delivery, mothers can use contraception

105 (45.7)

173 (75.2)

< 0.001

2. Post-partum Intrauterine devices can provide protection up to twelve years

205 (89.5)

255 (97.8)

< 0.001

3. Mothers who undergo a caesarean section can have post-partum IUD inserted

115 (50.2)

244 (97.4)

< 0.001

4. IUDs can be inserted immediately after giving birth

148 (64.3)

223 (97.0)

< 0.001

5. If IUD strings are seen outside vagina, they should go for follow-up immediately

180 (78.3)

215 (93.9)

< 0.001

Overall correct answers

 Less than 4 correct answers

123 (53.5)

11 (4.8)

< 0.001

 4 or more correct answers

107 (46.5)

219 (95.2)