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Table 3 Knowledge on intrapartum care

From: Knowledge on intrapartum care practices among skilled birth attendants in Cambodia—a cross-sectional study

a. Overall score in 26 items

Province

Phnom Penh

Kampong Cham

Svay Rieng

Total

[n]

[101]

 

[255]

 

[167]

 

[523]

 

0–10%

1

1%

0

0%

0

0%

1

0%

11–20%

4

4%

1

0%

10

6%

15

3%

21–30%

7

7%

7

3%

12

7%

26

5%

31–40%

13

13%

19

7%

26

16%

58

11%

41–50%

17

17%

33

13%

26

16%

76

15%

51–60%

17

17%

37

15%

30

18%

84

16%

61–70%

18

18%

58

23%

36

22%

112

21%

71–80%

16

16%

59

23%

19

11%

94

18%

81–90%

5

5%

30

12%

7

4%

42

8%

91–100%

3

3%

11

4%

1

1%

15

3%

Mean (SD)

54.1% (19.3%)

63.2% (17.1%)

51.5% (18.5%)

57.7% (18.7%)

b. Scores by each item

Province

Phnom Penh

Kampong Cham

Svay Rieng

Total

 

[n]

[101]

 

[255]

 

[167]

 

[523]

 

I. Knowledge on monitoring items

 Progress of labour

Cervical dilatation

69

68%

196

77%

106

63%

371

71%

Uterine contraction

74

73%

207

81%

130

78%

411

79%

Foetal head descent

58

57%

154

60%

77

46%

289

55%

 Foetal conditions

Foetal heart rate

97

96%

250

98%

149

89%

496

95%

Amniotic fluid

50

50%

130

51%

49

29%

229

44%

Moulding of foetal head

20

20%

68

27%

4

2%

92

18%

 Maternal conditions

Pulse

50

50%

121

47%

57

34%

228

44%

Blood pressure

69

68%

148

58%

89

53%

306

59%

Body temperature

41

41%

114

45%

57

34%

212

41%

Urine volume

42

42%

173

68%

62

37%

277

53%

II. Knowledge on criteria for diagnosis or normal range of the items

 Progress of labour

Commencement of active phase

63

62%

150

59%

110

66%

323

62%

End of the 1st stage

71

70%

234

92%

116

69%

421

80%

End of the 2nd stage

77

76%

230

90%

119

71%

426

81%

End of the 3rd stage

71

70%

199

78%

116

69%

386

74%

End of the 4th stage

48

48%

164

64%

87

52%

299

57%

 Foetal conditions

Upper normal limit of FHR

72

71%

197

77%

129

77%

398

76%

Lower normal limit of FHR

67

66%

193

76%

119

71%

379

72%

 Maternal conditions

Diagnosis of hypertension (correct answer rate)

 0–20%

5

5%

12

5%

10

6%

27

5%

 21–40%

4

4%

9

4%

8

5%

21

4%

 41–60%

15

15%

41

16%

18

11%

74

14%

 61–80%

27

27%

108

42%

71

43%

206

39%

 81–100%

50

50%

85

33%

60

36%

195

37%

Median (IQR)

79%

(62–86%)

71%

(62–83%)

73%

(62–83%)

74%

(62–83%)

Diagnosis of PPH

44

44%

149

58%

62

37%

255

49%

III. Knowledge on recommended interval of monitoring

 Progress of labour

Cervical dilataion, 1st stage

43

43%

137

54%

90

54%

270

52%

Uterine contraction, 1st stage

26

26%

87

34%

57

34%

170

33%

 Foetal conditions

FHR, 1st stage

48

48%

169

66%

79

47%

296

57%

FHR, 2nd stage

23

23%

132

52%

39

23%

194

37%

 Maternal conditions

Pulse rate

35

35%

106

42%

55

33%

196

37%

Blood pressure

43

43%

113

44%

51

31%

207

40%

Body temperature

33

33%

115

45%

53

32%

201

38%