Mid-level healthcare workers knowledge on non-communicable diseases in Tanzania: a district-level pre-and post-training assessment

Table 7 Association between adequate knowledge and demographic profile of the participants: Pre-test and Post-test analysis

Variable	Category	N	Pre-test		Post-test
Variable	Category	N	Adequate knowledge, n(%)	P-value	Adequate knowledge, n(%)	P-value
Age group	< 35yrs	20	1(5.0)	0.101	11(55.0)	0.129
Age group	35 + yrs	22	5(22.7)		7(31.8)
Gender	Male	16	5(31.3)	0.014	12(75.0)	0.001
Gender	Female	26	1(3.9)		6(23.1)
Cadre	Doctors	10	4(40.0)	0.028	9(90.0)	0.001
	Nurses	19	1(5.3)		3(15.8)
	Others	13	1(7.7)		6(46.2)
Working experience	< 5yrs	13	4(30.8)	0.041	9(69.2)	0.021
Working experience	5 + yrs	29	2(6.9)		9(31.0)

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