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High-Frequency, Low-Dose Education to Improve Neonatal Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Cluster Randomized
Lori A Spies1, Cheryl Riley, Rakhi Nair
1Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas (Drs Spies and Riley); NICE Foundation, Shantinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Ms Nair and Dr Reddy); and University of Connecticut School of Medicine and University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington (Dr Hussain).
Background:
Annually 2.5 million infants die in the first 28 days of life, with a significant regional distribution disparity. An estimated 80% of those could be saved if neonatal resuscitation were correctly and promptly initiated. A barrier to achieving the target is the knowledge and skills of healthcare workers.
Purpose:
The objective of this cluster randomized trial was to assess the improvement and retention of resuscitation skills of nurses, midwives, and birth attendants in 2 birth centers serving 60 villages in rural India using high-frequency, low-dose training.
Results:
There was a significant difference ( P < .05) between the groups in the rate of resuscitation, with 18% needing resuscitation in the control group and 6% in the intervention group. The posttest scores for knowledge retention at the final 8-month evaluation were significantly better in the intervention group than in the control group (intervention group mean rank 19.4 vs control group mean rank 10.3; P < .05). The success rate of resuscitation was not significantly different among the groups.
Implications For Practice:
Improved knowledge retention at 8 months and the lower need for resuscitation in the intervention group support the efficacy of the high-frequency, low-dose education model of teaching in this setting.
Implications For Research:
Replication of these findings in other settings with a larger population cohort is needed to study the impact of such intervention on birth outcomes in low-resource settings.
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