Low Utilization of Partograph and Its Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Governmental Health Facilities at West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia
Table 3
Attitude towards partograph utilization among OCPs in governmental health facilities in West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
OCPs respondents ()
Unfavorable attitudes (%)
Favorable attitudes (%)
Partograph is a tool to monitor labor
90 (28)
232 (72)
Partograph used in all normal labor
105 (32.6)
217 (67.4)
Partograph should be used for high-risk mothers only
131 (40.7)
191 (59.3)
Use of partograph decreases risks of complication on mother and/or newborn
85 (26.4)
237 (73.6)
Partograph helps early identification of cases for transfer, augmentation, and/or surgery
87 (27)
235 (73)
Using partograph increases the quality and regularity of all observations for mother and fetus
80 (24.8)
242 (75.2)
Using partograph is an only time-consuming task without any benefit
178 (55.3)
144 (44.7)
Using partograph is the responsibility of midwife only
79 (24.5)
243 (75.5)
Using partograph is not an appropriate method of monitoring
122 (37.9)
200 (62.1)
Using partograph misleads management as the progress of labor
