Table 2 Practice of partograph among obstetric care givers at public health institutions central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia/2017
Variable, N = 198 | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Health institution have labor management protocol | ||
Yes | 183 | 92.4 |
No | 15 | 7.6 |
Partograph attached to the chart and properly filled | ||
Yes | 146 | 73.7 |
No | 52 | 26.3 |
Membrane intact/ruptured recorded | ||
Yes | 139 | 95.2 |
No | 7 | 4.8 |
FHB plotted half hourly | ||
Yes | 144 | 98.6 |
No | 2 | 1.4 |
Color of liquor recorded | ||
Yes | 146 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 |
First dilatation plotted on the alert line | ||
Yes | 146 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 |
Cervical dilatation plotted 4 h apart | ||
Yes | 146 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 |
Descent plotted four hourly | ||
Yes | 142 | 97.3 |
No | 4 | 2.7 |
Uterine contraction plotted half hourly | ||
Yes | 146 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 |
Maternal BP recorded on admission | ||
Yes | 146 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 |
Maternal pulse monitored every 30 min | ||
Yes | 145 | 99.3 |
No | 1 | 0.7 |
Mother delivered in health center | ||
Yes | 135 | 92.5 |
No | 11 | 7.5 |
According the partograph the women delivered | ||
On or left of alert line | 104 | 77.0 |
Between alert and action line | 21 | 15.6 |
At or beyond action line | 10 | 7.4 |