ArticleAfrican health sciences2015
Partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care providers in North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.
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- Utilization of partograph and associated factors among obstetric caregivers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Partograph utilization as a decision-making tool and associated factors among obstetric care providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Healthcare workers' behaviors and personal determinants associated with providing adequate sexual and reproductive healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Pooled it
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- Exploring potential opportunities and strategies of using the Labour Care Guide to improve labour monitoring and health outcomes among health care providers in Uganda: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Intention to Use Mobile-Based Partograph and Its Predictors Among Obstetric Health Care Providers Working at Public Referral Hospitals in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia in 2022: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.Online journal of public health informatics · 2024Article
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- Customization and acceptability of the WHO labor care guide to improve labor monitoring among health workers in Uganda. An iterative development, mixed method study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Proper partograph utilization among skilled birth attendants in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama region, Ethiopia, in 2021.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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- Utilization of partograph and its associated factors among obstetric caregivers in public health institutions of Southwest Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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- Health care professionals' adherence to partograph use in Ethiopia: analysis of 2016 national emergency obstetric and newborn care survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Utilization of Partograph and its associated factors among midwives working in public health institutions, Addis Ababa City Administration,Ethiopia,2017.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Low Utilization of Partograph and Its Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Governmental Health Facilities at West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia.International journal of reproductive medicine · 2020Article
- Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers Working in Public Health Facilities of Wolaita Zone, 2017.Journal of pregnancy · 2020Article
- Partograph Utilization and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers at Public Health Facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Journal of pregnancy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, prolonged and obstructed labor contributed to 8% of maternal deaths which can be reduced by proper utilization of partograph during labor.
methodsAn Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted in June, 2013 on 403 obstetric care providers. A pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered to EpiInfo version 3.5.1 statistical package and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for further analysis. Logistic regression analyses were used to see the association of different variables.
resultsOut of 403 obstetric care providers, 40.2% utilized partograph during labor.Those who were midwives by profession were about 8 times more likely to have a consistent utilization of the partograph than general practitioners (AOR=8. 13, 95% CI: 2.67, 24.78). Similarly, getting on job training (AOR=2. 86, 95% CI: 1.69, 4.86), being knowledgeable on partograph (AOR=3. 79, 95% CI: 2.05, 7.03) and having favorable attitude towards partograph (AOR=2. 35, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.87) were positively associated with partograph utilization.
conclusionPartograph utilization in labor monitoring was found to be low. Being a midwife by profession, on job training, knowledge and attitude of obstetric care providers were factors affecting partograph utilization. Providing on job training for providers would improve partograph utilization.
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