%0 Journal Article
%T Knowledge and utilization of partograph among obstetric care givers in public health institutions of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
%A Engida Yisma
%A Berhanu Dessalegn
%A Ayalew Astatkie
%A Nebreed Fesseha
%J BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
%D 2013
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1471-2393-13-17
%X A cross-sectional quantitative study assessed knowledge and utilization of partograph among obstetric care givers in public health institutions of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with knowledge and use of partograph among obstetric care givers.Knowledge about the partograph was fair: 189 (96.6%) of all the respondents correctly mentioned at least one component of the partograph, 104 (53.3%) correctly explained the function of alert line and 161 (82.6%) correctly explained the function of action line. The study showed that 112 (57.3%) of the obstetric care givers at public health institutions reportedly utilized partograph to monitor mothers in labour. The utilization of the partograph was significantly higher among obstetric care givers working in health centres (67.9%) compared to those working in hospitals (34.4%) [Adjusted OR£¿=£¿3.63(95%CI: 1.81, 7.28)].A significant percentage of obstetric care givers had fair knowledge of the partograph and why it is necessary to use it in the management of labour and over half of obstetric care givers reported use of the partograph to monitor mothers in labour. Pre-service and on-job training of obstetric care givers on the use of the partograph should be given emphasis. Mandatory health facility policy is also recommended to ensure safety of women in labour in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Globally, there was an estimated number of 287,000 maternal deaths or a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 210 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in the year 2010. Of the estimated total number of 287,000 maternal deaths worldwide, 85% (245,000) occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia [1]. Maternal mortality ratio continues to be the major index of the widening discrepancy in the level of care and the outcome of reproductive health betwe
%K Partograph
%K Knowledge
%K Utilization
%K Obstetric care givers
%K Public health institutions
%K Addis Ababa
%K Ethiopia
%U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/13/17