International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B
Knowledge of front-line healthcare-workers on the role of urethral-catheterization for primary prevention of obstetric fistula in selected primary health care centres of north-central, Nigeria
Sulaiman Umar, Sabiu Abdulkarim, Bilyaminu Bala Yahya, Kyari Kefas Luka, Ahmad Abdulkadir Dahuwa and Salihu Ismail
Introduction: Obstetric fistula can be vesicovaginal fistula/recto-vaginal fistula, is an abnormal opening between a woman’s vagina and bladder and/or rectum through which urine and/or feces continually leak.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the frontline health-workers knowledge on urethral-catheterization as primary prevention of obstetric fistula, their practice towards prevention of obstetric fistula. And to find out statistically significant association between their levels of knowledge with their selected socio-demographic variables.
Methodology: Purposive sampling technique was used to select 50 frontline health workers in selected Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs)in Northcentral, Nigeria.
Result: The results showed that, majority of the respondents 38.0% of the respondents had good knowledge, 94.0% had positive attitude. And there was no association between their knowledge scores with their selected socio-demographic variables.
Conclusion: Recommendation was given to conduct the study in different setting using large sample.
Sulaiman Umar, Sabiu Abdulkarim, Bilyaminu Bala Yahya, Kyari Kefas Luka, Ahmad Abdulkadir Dahuwa, Salihu Ismail. Knowledge of front-line healthcare-workers on the role of urethral-catheterization for primary prevention of obstetric fistula in selected primary health care centres of north-central, Nigeria. Int J Obstetrics Gynaecological Nurs 2024;6(1):87-93. DOI: 10.33545/26642298.2024.v6.i1b.140