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 7

Relationship between knowledge, years of experience in utilization of partograph, and availability within practice levels.

Utilization of partograph
UCTH GHC = 130 PHC
Yes (%)No (%)Yes (%)No (%)Yes (%)No (%)

Knowledge
 Good 68 (88.3)9 (11.7)55 (59.8)37 (40.2)8 (44.4)10 (55.6)
 Poor 20 (36.4)35 (63.6)10 (26.3)28 (73.7)5 (50.0)5 (50.0)
 Total 88 (66.7)44 (33.3)65 (50.0)65 (50.0)13 (46.4)15 (53.6)
 ≤  
Years of experience
 ≤1545 (73.8)16 (26.2)10 (50.0)10 (50.0)0 (0)41 (100)
 >1543 (60.6)28 (39.4)55 (50.0)55 (50.0)13 (54.2)11 (45.8)
 Total88 (66.7)44 (33.3)65 (50.0)65 (50.0)13 (46.4)15 (53.8)
Partograph availability
 No 15 (28.8)37 (71.2)47 (90.4)5 (9.6)11 (91.7)1 (8.3)
 Yes 73 (91.3)7 (8.8)18 (23.1)60 (76.9)2 (12.5)14 (87.5)
 Total88 (66.7)44 (33.3)65 (50.0)65 (50.0)13 (46.4)15 (53.6)