Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers Working in Public Health Facilities of Wolaita Zone, 2017

Table 2

Knowledge of obstetric caregivers on partograph utilization in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017 ().

Variable	Category	Frequency
		Frequency	Percent
A salient feature of recording the whole process of labor	Yes	165	61.3%
	No	104	38.7%
Components of partograph: identification, assessment of fetal and maternal wellbeing, and assessment of labor progress	Yes	215	79.9%
	No	54	20.1%
Knowledge about the start time of plotting partograph: at 4 cm cervical dilation	Yes	215	79.9%
	No	54	20.1%
Frequency of plotting on partograph once active phase of labor started: once/30 minutes	Yes	182	67.7%
	No	87	32.3%
Cervical dilatation should be plotted on partograph every 4 hours	Yes	220	81.8%
	No	49	18.2%
Partograph is used to detect deviation from normal delivery that develop as labor as labor progress	Yes	202	75.1%
	No	67	24.9%
Types of client that needs partograph use: all mothers in active phase of labor	Yes	235	87.4%
	No	34	12.6%

^*Correct response.