Effect of a scaled-up quality improvement intervention on health workers' competence on neonatal resuscitation in simulated settings in public hospitals: A pre-post study in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training improves bag and mask ventilation and reduces neonatal mortality and fresh stillbirths. Quality improvement (QI) interventions can improve retention of neonatal resuscitation knowledge and skills. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a scaled-up QI intervention package on uptake and retention of neonatal resuscitation knowledge and skills in simulated settings.

Methods

This was a pre-post study in 12 public hospitals of Nepal. Knowledge and skills of trainees on neonatal resuscitation were evaluated against the set standard before and after the introduction of QI interventions.

Results

Altogether 380 participants were included for knowledge evaluation and 286 for skill evaluation. The overall knowledge test score

SUBMITTER: Chaulagain DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084235 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature