Knowledge, Utilization, and Associated Factors of Nonpneumatic Antishock Garments for Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage among Maternity Ward Health Care Professionals in South Wollo Zone Health Facilities, Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study Design
Table 3
Attitude toward NASG among maternity ward healthcare professionals in South Wollo Zone health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
Variables
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
No (%)
No (%)
No (%)
NASG is necessary for the management of PPH in all settings
158 (64.8)
51 (20.9)
35 (14.3)
NASG can be used along with standard treatment protocols for PPH
185 (75.8)
42 (17.2)
17 (7.0)
NASG can be applied with minimum procedures in a short period
173 (70.9)
44 (18.0)
27 (11.1)
Removal of NASG requires a lot of procedures that take time
132 (54.1)
49 (20.1)
63 (25.8)
Antishock garment is only beneficial to people in rural areas/primary care settings
129 (52.9)
47 (19.3)
68 (27.8)
Manual removal of the placenta is possible with NASG in place
114 (46.7)
47 (19.3)
83 (34.0)
Antishock garment is effective in patients with cervical lacerations
89 (36.4)
48 (19.7)
107 (43.9)
The garment should be a must in every healthcare facility that has maternity services
179 (73.3)
39 (16.0)
26 (10.7)
The garment is only meant to be applied by healthcare professionals
156 (64.0)
47 (19.3)
41 (16.7)
The garment can transmit HIV to patients
38 (15.6)
47 (19.3)
159 (65.1)
Regarding total attitude toward NASG, more than two-thirds (70.1%) had a positive attitude.
