ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
Utilization of labor pain management methods and associated factors among obstetric care givers at public health institutions of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020: a facility based cross - sectional study.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis on labour pain management methods utilization and its associated factors among obstetric caregivers in Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Utilization of nonpharmacological labor pain management and associated factors among healthcare providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Healthcare providers' pain management practice and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta- analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of labor pain management among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Labor Pain Management Practices and Associated Factors Among Licensed Obstetric Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Utilization of obstetric analgesia for labor pain management and associated factors among obstetric care providers working in hospitals of South East and South Central Ethiopia, 2023.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Practice of pharmacological labor pain management and associated factors among healthcare providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Exploring Obstetric Analgesia in Labor Management: Assessing Knowledge and Usage Among Midwives in North-Central Nigeria.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundLabor Pain is "unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, affects parturient and fetuses'. Developed countries regularly use obstetric analgesia but in developing countries, including Ethiopia pain is neglected and most women go through painful labor. The study was conducted in public health institutions of East Gojjam Zone; Amhara region, Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to assess utilization of labor pain management methods and associated factors among obstetric care givers in the study setting.
methodFacility-based cross sectional study design was carried out in public health institutions of East Gojjam Zone from April 15 to May 15, 2020. Semi Structured questionnaires were used and 305 obstetric care givers were participated. Stratified sampling technique was used. Data was entered by Epi- data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20. Descriptive analysis was done and Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression with 95% CI was used to saw the association of dependent and independent variables at p < 0.05.
resultUtilization of labor pain management methods in this study was 48.9%. In Multivariate logistic regression; Professional knowledge [AOR = 2.006, 95% CI = ((1.032-3.898)], availability of drug and equipment [AOR = 2.937, 95% CI= (1.311-6.578)] and allow companionship [AOR = 2.587, 95% CI= (1.322-5.063)] were significantly associated with utilization of labor pain management methods. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: This study showed low utilization of labor pain management methods. Adequate knowledge, allow accompany and availability of drug & equipment were factors associated with use of labor pain relief options .so it is important to build knowledge of obstetric care givers, availing drugs and materials and make safe the environment for accompany ship to improving use of labor pain management.
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