Knowledge on Newborn Life Support among the Healthcare Providers in a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Table 5

Adherence to NLS guidelines by category of HCPs (n = 191).

Designation	Knowledge on adherence to NLS guidelines			Total	Significance
	5-6 (good)	3-4 (average)	0–2 (poor)
	No (%)	No (%)	No (%)	No (%)
Medical officers	19 (9.9)	11(5.7)	6 (3.1)	36 (18.8)	χ2 = 8.943
Nursing officers	38(19.8)	65(34.0)	19(9.9)	122 (63.3)	df = 2
Midwives	6 (3.1)	16(8.3)	11 (5.7)	33(17.2)
Total	63(32.9)	92(48.1)	36(18.8)	191(100)

value is significant at 0.05.