Table 3 Association between socio- demographic factors and level of knowledge on AMTSL (N = 340)
Demographic characteristics | Level of knowledge | Chi-square | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate n (%) | Adequate n (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
< 25 | 37 (66.1) | 19 (33.9) | ||
25–34 | 98 (49.0) | 102 (51.0) | ||
35–44 | 28 (41.2) | 40 (58.8) | ||
≥ 45 | 6 (47.5) | 10 (62.5) | 8.972 | 0.03 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 126 (54.8) | 104 (45.2) | ||
Male | 43 (49.1) | 67 (60.9) | 7.329 | 0.007 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 72 (56.3) | 56 (43.8) | ||
Married | 97 (45.8) | 115 (54.2) | 3.517 | 0.061 |
Education level | ||||
Certificate | 65 (58.0) | 47 (42.0) | ||
Diploma | 89 (48.9) | 93 (51.1) | ||
Degree | 15 (32.6) | 31 (67.4) | 8.535 | 0.014 |
Professional qualification | ||||
AMO/MD | 10 (27.8) | 26 (72.2) | ||
Registered nurse | 94 (49.0) | 98 (51.0) | ||
Enrolled nurse | 65 (58.0) | 47 (42.0) | 10.076 | 0.006 |
Years working in obstetric | ||||
< 5 | 141 (53.8) | 121 (46.2) | ||
≥ 5 | 28 (35.9) | 50 (64.1) | 7.720 | 0.005 |
Years at working in LW | ||||
< 5 | 155 (52.2) | 142 (47.8) | ||
≥ 5 | 14 (32.6) | 29 (67.4) | 5.790 | 0.016 |
Facility level | ||||
Health centre | 80 (47.6) | 88 (52.4) | ||
Hospital | 89 (51.7) | 83 (48.3) | 0.579 | 0.447 |
Past training on obstetric and newborn emergencies | ||||
Not trained | 103 (59.9) | 69 (40.1) | ||
AMTSL | 19 (48.7) | 20 (51.3) | ||
BemONC | 33 (35.9) | 59 (64.1) | ||
CEmONC | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) | ||
Both (AMTSL, BemONC, CEmONC) | 6 (27.3) | 16 (72.7) | 18.695 | 0.001 |
Time of training on obstetric and newborn emergencies | ||||
Pre-service | 108 (60.7) | 70 (39.3) | ||
In-Service | 44 (41.9) | 61 (58.1) | ||
Pre-service & in-service | 17 (29.8) | 40 (70.2) | 20.134 | 0.006 |