Research Article

Translating Research into Practice in Low-Resource Countries: Progress in Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV in Nigeria

Table 4

PMTCT care practice scores by training, level of care, and specialty unit.

Mean (SD)Wald (df) value

Training7.21 (1)0.007
 Not trained in PMTCT7.9 (2.5)
 Trained in PMTCT8.7 (2.0)
Level of care0.22 (2) 0.896
 Primary7.7 (1.9)
 Secondary8.0 (2.8)
 Tertiary8.1 (2.5)
Specialty unit10.4 (6)0.109
 Antenatal clinic8.3 (2.8)
 Maternity (L&D)8.4 (2.7)
 Special care baby unit (SCBU)/neonatal ICU8.6 (2.2)
 Pediatric unit7.3 (2.7)
 Rotating MNCH nurses7.6 (2.2)
 PHC setting7.1 (1.5)
 Postpartum7.2 (2.9)

The (95% CI) and value were estimated from the bivariate linear mixed models of PMTCT knowledge score on each predictor separately. A random intercept of facility was included in each model to account for clustering of nurses within facilities.