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 9
Criteria for the partograph knowledge score.
| | | Knowledge assessment | Scoring |
| | (1) | Correct definition of a partograph | 4 | | (2) | Benefits derived from use of partograph | | |
(i) | Reduce maternal deaths | 1 | |
(ii) | Reduce maternal morbidity | 1 | |
(iii) | Reduce deaths in newborn | 1 | |
(iv) | Reduce child morbidity | 1 | |
(v) | Increase efficiency in labor | 1 | |
(vi) | Mandatory for improved quality of care | 1 | | (3) | Correct mention of the parts of a partograph | | |
(i) | Fetal well-being | 1 | |
(ii) | Progress of labor | 1 | |
(iii) | Maternal well-being | 1 | | (4) | Function of action line | 3 | | (5) | Correct assessment of normal progress of labor | 3 | | (6) | Components of labor assessment | | |
(i) | Number of contractions | 1 | |
(ii) | Duration of contraction | 1 | |
(iii) | Duration of labor | 1 | |
(iv) | Time required to assess adequacy of contractions | 1 | |
(v) | Progress of labor | 1 |
| | | Total | 24 |
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Q 1, 4, and 5 were true/false options. A score of >12 was classified as having good knowledge while a score of <12 as poor knowledge.
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