The role of supportive supervision on immunization program outcome - a randomized field trial from Georgia

Table 6 Service delivery outcome indicators by treatment group and pre- and post-test.

	Mean %
Service delivery outcome indicator 15 intervention and 15 control districts	Treatment group	Pre-test	Post-test	Paired Samples T test
1. DPT-3 coverage	Intervention	77.4%	89.1%	*P = 0.000*
	Control	81.3%	84.8%	P = 0.371
	ANOVA	P = 0.294	P = 0.285
2. Polio-3 coverage	Intervention	64.1%	90.6%	*P = 0.000*
	Control	65.2%	82.2%	*P = 0.013*
	ANOVA	P = 0.499	P = 0.173
3. Hep B-3 coverage	Intervention	62.9%	81.5%	*P = 0.002*
	Control	58.8%	68.1%	*P = 0.001*
	ANOVA	P = 0.139	P = 0.172
4. Contraindications rate (mean for monthly contraindication rates to account for seasonal variation in contraindications)	Intervention	7.1%	5.2%	*P = 0.057*
	Control	5.1%	4.7%	P = 0.432
	ANOVA	P = 0.160	P = 0.631
5. Refusal rate (mean for monthly refusal rates to account for seasonal variation in contraindications)	Intervention	5.9%	4.4%	*P = 0.044*
	Control	6.5%	5.0%	P = 0.340
	ANOVA	P = 0.782	P = 0.606
6. Vaccine wastage DPT (calculated as number of vaccinated children per 100 dose)	Intervention	68	73	*P = 0.016*
	Control	68	66	P = 0.387
	ANOVA	P = 0.936	P = 0.179
7. Vaccine wastage OPV (calculated as number of vaccinated children per 100 doses)	Intervention	65	71	*P = 0.029*
	Control	62	62	P = 0.955
	ANOVA	P = 0.554	P = 0.036
8. Vaccine wastage HEPB (calculated as number of vaccinated children per 100 doses)	Intervention	73	80	*P = 0.022*
	Control	66	68	P = 0.419
	ANOVA	P = 0.353	P = 0.125

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