Research Article
An Evaluation of the Knowledge and Utilization of the Partogragh in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care Settings in Calabar, South-South Nigeria
Table 6
Factors militating against use of the partograph, at all levels.
| | Factors | UCTH (30)
Freq. (%) | GHC (20)
Freq. (%) | PHC (10)
Freq. (%) | Total
| | value |
| | Little or no knowledge | | | | | | | | Yes | 97 (73.5) | 111 (85.4) | 21 (75.0) | 229 (79.0) | | | | No | 35 (26.5) | 19 (14.6) | 7 (25.0) | 61 (21.0) | 5.88 | 0.05 | | Nonavailability | | | | | | | | Yes | 61 (46.2) | 91 (70.0) | 18 (64.3) | 170 (58.6) | | | | No | 71 (53.8) | 39 (30.0) | 10 (35.7) | 120 (41.4) | 15.7 | <0.0001 | | Shortage of staff | | | | | | | | Yes | 46 (34.8) | 80 (61.5) | 10 (35.7) | 136 (46.9) | | | | No | 86 (65.2) | 50 (38.5) | 10 (35.7) | 154 (53.1) | 20.3 | <0.0001 | | Time consuming | | | | | | | | Yes | 26 (19.7) | 39 (30.0) | 5 (17.9) | 70 (24.1) | | | | No | 106 (80.3) | 91 (70.0) | 23 (82.1) | 220 (75.9) | 4.46 | 0.11 |
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