Table 3 Competence difference between hospital and health center midwives in intrapartum care, Ethiopia, 2015
From: Quality of Midwife-provided Intrapartum Care in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Competencies | No. [%] of competent hospital midwives | No. [%] of competent health center midwives | P-value# |
|---|---|---|---|
Rapid initial evaluation | 71 [76.3%] | 35 [61.4%] | 0.051 |
Introduction and history taking | 76 [82.6%] | 34 [59.6%] | 0.002 |
Physical examination | 88 [94.6%] | 46 [82.1%] | 0.014 |
Partograph use | 68 [80%] | 35 [64.8%] | 0.046 |
Assist the woman to have a safe and clean birth | 79 [85.9%] | 48 [84.2%] | 0.781 |
Immediate postpartum care | 80 [86.0%] | 39 [69.6%] | 0.016 |
Clinical judgment/decision-making | 82 [88.2%] | 49 [87.5%] | 0.903 |
Responding to problems | 51 [86.4%] | 23 [92.0%] | 0.472 |
Infection prevention | 81 [88.0%] | 30 [53.6%] | <0.001 |
Communication | 86 [92.5%] | 51 [89.5%] | 0.526 |
Organization, efficiency and teamwork | 90 [96.8%] | 52 [91.2%] | 0.142 |
Professionalism/humanistic qualities | 85 [91.4%] | 51 [89.5%] | 0.694 |
Overall competence in intrapartum care | 83 [89.2%] | 44 [77.2%] | 0.047 |
Composite score | 79 [87.6%] | 41 [76.5%] | 0.065 |