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International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-2298, E-ISSN: 2664-2301
International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
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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.
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International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
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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
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