Research Article

Quality of Care during Neonatal Resuscitation in Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: A Direct Observation Study

Table 3

Ordered logistic regression of the QoC scores with HCPs’ characteristics.

HCP characteristicsβ value95% CI

Drying/stimulation
Professional cadre
 Doctors (ref)
 Nurses0.810.203−0.438–2.065
 C/Officer0.521−3.904–1.977
 Anesthetists1.510.127−0.429–3.451
NR training
 No (ref)
 Yes0.3250.555−0.755–1.404
Maternity experience
 <1 year (ref)
 1–5 years1.8600.626–3.093
 >5 years1.5660.063−0.087–3.219
Support supervision
 No (ref)
 Yes0.123−4.018–0.480

Airway maintenance
Professional cadre
 Doctors (ref)
 Nurses0.568−3.071–1.685
 C/Officer0.3471.000−18953–18954
 Anesthetists16.1350.997−9029–9061
NR training
 No (ref)
 Yes0.4920.525−1.027–2.012
Maternity experience
 <1 year (ref)
 1–5 years1.8870.469–3.305
 >5 years2.4930.127–4.859
Support supervision
 No (ref)
 Yes−16.1990.997−10014–9982

Initial BMV
Professional cadre
 Doctors (ref)
 Nurses−4.732–0.056
 C/Officer0.990−3173–3134
 Anesthetists0.100−6.163–0.541
NR training
 No (ref)
 Yes0.742−1.797–1.280
Maternity experience
 <1 year (ref)
 1–5 years0.3410.681−1.283–1.964
 >5 years0.2210.852−2.105–2.546
Support supervision
 No (ref)
 Yes0.992−3170–3137

Advanced BMV
Professional cadre
 Doctors (ref)
 Nurses0.997−7047–7016
 C/Officer1.000−14917–14917
NR training
 No (ref)
 Yes1.9560.148−0.694–4.606
Maternity experience
 <1 year (ref)
 1–5 years0.9920.434−1.492–3.477
 >5 years0.377−5.097–1.928
Support supervision
 No (ref)
 Yes1.000−11121–11116

statistically significant.