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 4

Knowledge of labor: detailed graphic representation.

Knowledge of laborUCTH (30)  

Freq. (%)
GHC (20)  

Freq. (%)
PHCs (10)  

Freq. (%)
Total  

The graph on the partograph to fall to the left of the alert line
 No36 (27.3)13 (10)15 (53.6)64 (22.1)
 yes 49 (37.1)31 (23.8)4 (14.3)84 (29.0)43.4<0.0001
 Do not know47 (35.6)86 (66.2)9 (32.1)142 (49.0)
The graph on the partograph to fall on the alert line
 Yes 34 (25.8)23 (17.7)5 (17.9)62 (21.4)
 No 36 (27.3)11 (8.5)16 (57.1)63 (21.7)44.6<0.0001
 Do not know62 (47.0)96 (73.8)7 (25.0)165 (56.9)
The graph on the partograph to fall to the right of the alert line
 Yes 41 (31.1)33 (25.4)4 (14.3)78 (26.9)
 No 41 (31.1)7 (5.4)17 (60.7)65 (22.4)58.9<0.0001
 Do not know50 (37.9)90 (69.2)7 (25.0)147 (50.7)
During labor 3 contractions being observed every 10 minutes
 Yes 74 (56.1)58 (44.6)9 (32.1)46 (15.9)
 No 14 (10.6)15 (11.5)17 (60.7)141 (48.6)51.9<0.0001
 Do not know44 (33.3)57 (43.8)2 (7.1)103 (35.5)
Minimum duration of a strong contraction being 40 seconds
 Yes 53 (40.2)51 (39.2)7 (25.0)111 (38.3)
 No 25 (18.9)12 (9.2)4 (14.3)41 (14.1)
 Do not know54 (40.9)67 (51.5)17 (60.7)138 (47.6)8.490.075
10 minutes being required to adequately assess contractions
 Yes 66 (12.1)45 (34.6)12 (42.9)123 (42.4)
 No 16 (12.1)19 (14.6)2 (7.1)37 (12.8)
 Do not know50 (37.9)66 (50.8)14 (50.1)130 (44.8)7.350.11