Facility Factors Influencing Utilization of Active Management of Third Stage Of Labour among Skilled Birth Attendants in Kiambu County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorFelarmine, Muiruri
dc.contributor.authorJoachim, Osur
dc.contributor.authorAgina, Okello
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-15T06:11:59Z
dc.date.available2022-06-15T06:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-26
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the Pan African Medical Journalen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for 34% of maternal deaths in Kenya. Active management of third stage of labour (AMTSL) is a World Health Organization and Ministry of Health of Kenya approved protocol for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity arising from postpartum hemorrhage. Kiambu County in Kenya records an average of six maternal deaths per month, out of which, two are due to PPH. This paper analyses how facility factors influence utilization of this protocol in Kiambu County. Methods: this was a cross sectional study among 431 skilled birth attendants in 52 health facilities. Two hundred and three birth attendants were selected using multistage sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and observation checklists and analyzed using STATA version 11. Chi square, Fisher’s exact and Logistic regressions tests were used. Results: AMTSL was utilized by 31.5% of the birth attendants. Controlled cord traction (96.5%) was the most utilized. Uterine message after every 15 minutes was the least utilized component. Utilization was more in government facilities (37.4%) (Logistic regression p=0.006) and in level four health facilities (49.5%) (p<0.001). Utilization was higher (34.7%) among birth attendants who experienced less frequent stock outs (p=0.027) and in facilities with more than two staff authorized to order supplies (34.9%) (p=0.020). Utilization was higher in facilities with a fridge (44.5%) (p=0.001) and in facilities with standards documents in the labour ward (68.0%) (p=0.001). Conclusion: health facility factors significantly influence utilization of AMTSL and therefore the county government should put in place strategies to enhance the factors that influence utilization of AMTSL positivelyen_US
dc.identifier.citationFelarmine, M., Joachim, O., & Agina, O. (2016). Facility factors influencing utilization of active management of third stage of labour among skilled birth attendants in Kiambu county, Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal, 25(Suppl 2).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1937-8688
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23819
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSupplement articleen_US
dc.subjectMaternal mortalityen_US
dc.subjectHealth facility factorsen_US
dc.subjectSkilled birth attendantsen_US
dc.subjectAMTSLen_US
dc.subjectActive Management of Third Stage of Laboren_US
dc.subjectPost-Partum Hemorrhageen_US
dc.titleFacility Factors Influencing Utilization of Active Management of Third Stage Of Labour among Skilled Birth Attendants in Kiambu County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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