A tool to improve competence in the management of emergency patients by rural clinic health workers: a pilot assessment on the Thai-Myanmar border

Table 3 Differences between the sites at each assessment including confidence score

		Baseline	Post	8 week follow-up	P value
MKT	N	15	22	14
	Score, median [range]	12 [8–16]	21 [15–23]	22 [19–23]	^a P < 0.001
	Score, median [range]	12 [8–16]	21 [15–23]	22 [19–23]	^bP = 0.204
	Passed, n(%)	0	16 (72.7)	13 (92.9)	^a P < 0.001
	Passed, n(%)	0	16 (72.7)	13 (92.9)	^bP = 0.209
	Confidence score	2 [1–4]	3 [3–4]	na	^aP = 0.158
MLA	N	20	21	20
	Score, median [range]	13 [7–21]	21[17–24]	21 [14–25]	^a P < 0.001
	Score, median [range]	13 [7–21]	21[17–24]	21 [14–25]	^bP = 0.916
	Passed, n(%)	0	17 (81.0)	9 (45.0)	^aP < 0.001
	Passed, n(%)	0	17 (81.0)	9 (45.0)	^b P = 0.025
	Confidence score	3 [1–4]	3 [2–4]	Na	^a P < 0.001
WPA	N	14	16	13
	Score, median [range]	10.5 [5–15]	20 [12–23]	21 [15–23]	^a P < 0.001
	Score, median [range]	10.5 [5–15]	20 [12–23]	21 [15–23]	^bP = 0.063
	Passed, n(%)	0	9 (56.2)	9 (69.2)	^a P = 0.001
	Passed, n(%)	0	9 (56.2)	9 (69.2)	^bP = 0.702
	Confidence score	2 [1–3]	3 [1–4]	Na	^a P = 0.002

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