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 8
Relationship between demographics and knowledge within practice levels.
| | Variable | Overall knowledge | | UCTH (30) | GHC (20) = 130 | PHC (10) | | Good (%) | Poor (%) | Good (%) | Poor (%) | Good (%) | Poor (%) |
| | Sex** | | | | | | | | Female | 72 (62.6) | 43 (37.4) | 90 (70.9) | 37 (29.1) | 17 (65.4) | 9 (50.0) | | Male | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | | Total | 77 (58.3) | 55 (41.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | | | | | | | Cadre** | | | | | | | | Nurse/midwife | 73 (69.5) | 32 (30.5) | 78 (76.5) | 24 (23.5) | 13 (92.9) | 1 (7.1) | | Other HCW | 4 (14.8) | 23 (85.2) | 14 (50.0) | 14 (50.0) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | | | 77 (58.3) | 55 (41.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | | | | | | | Age** | | | | | | | | ≤35 | 40 (70.2) | 17 (29.8) | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | | >35 | 37 (49.3) | 38 (50.7) | 81 (73.6) | 29 (26.4) | 16 (69.6) | 7 (30.4) | | | 77 (58.3) | 55 (41.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | | | | | | | Previous training** | | | | | | | | No | 28 (48.3) | 30 (51.7) | 29 (58.3) | 23 (44.2) | 97 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | | Yes | 49 (66.2) | 25 (33.8) | 63 (80.8) | 15 (19.2) | 9 (56.3) | 7 (43.8) | | Total | 77 (58.3) | 55 (41.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | | | | | | | Years of experience** | | | | | | | | 5 years and less | 21 (67.7) | 10 (32.3) | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0) | | Over 5 years | 56 (55.4) | 45 (44.6) | 84 (71.2) | 34 (28.8) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | | Total | 77 (58.3) | 55 (41.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 18 (64.3) | 10 (35.7) | | |
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Fisher’s exact test used for PHC.
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