Table 5 Association between socio-demographic factors and level of knowledge on AMTSL (N = 340)
Variables | Skills | Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
< 25 | 39 (69.6) | 17 (30.4) | ||
25–34 | 108 (54,0) | 92 (46.0) | ||
35–44 | 38 (55.9) | 30 (44.1) | ||
≥ 45 | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 16.630a | 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 120 (52.2) | 110 (47.8) | ||
Male | 67 (60.9) | 43 (39.1) | 2.294a | 0.13 |
Age (years) | ||||
< 25 | 39 (69.6) | 17 (30.4) | ||
25–34 | 108 (54,0) | 92 (46.0) | ||
35–44 | 38 (55.9) | 30 (44.1) | ||
≥ 45 | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 16.630a | 0.001 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 80 (62.5) | 48 (37.5) | ||
Married | 107 (50.5) | 105 (49.5) | 4.666a | 0.031 |
Education level | ||||
Certificate | 55 (49.1) | 57 (50.9) | ||
Diploma | 106 (58.2) | 76 (41.8) | ||
Degree | 269 (56.5) | 20 (43.5) | 2.387a | 0.303 |
Professional qualification | ||||
AMO/MD | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | ||
Registered nurse | 113 (58.9) | 79 (41.1) | ||
Enrolled nurse | 55 (49.1) | 57 (50.9) | 2.796a | 0.247 |
Worked experience in obstetric unit (years) | ||||
Less than 5 years | 146 (55.7) | 116 (44.3) | ||
5 years and above | 41 (52.6) | 37 (47.4) | 0.243a | 0.622 |
Working experience in facility (years) | ||||
Less than 5 | 165 (55.6) | 132 (44.4) | ||
5 and above | 22 (51.2) | 21 (48.8) | 0.293a | 0.588 |
Facility level | ||||
Health centre | 104 (61.9) | 64 (38.1) | ||
Hospital | 83 (48.3) | 89 (51.7) | 6.397a | 0.011 |
Previous training | ||||
Not trained | 109 (63.4) | 63 (36.6) | ||
AMTSL | 15 (38.5) | 24 (61.5) | ||
BemONC | 41 (44.6) | 51 (55.4) | ||
CEmONC | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 14.055a | 0.007 |
Both (AMTSL, BemONC, CemONC) | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | ||
Time of training | ||||
Pre-service | 113 (63.5) | 65 (36.5) | ||
In-service | 49 (46.7) | 56 (53.3) | ||
Pre-service & in-service | 25 (43.9) | 32 (56.1) | 10.980a | 0.004 |