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. 2014 Sep 14;2014:105853. doi: 10.1155/2014/105853

Table 4.

Knowledge of labor: detailed graphic representation.

Knowledge of labor UCTH (30)  
N = 132  
Freq. (%)
GHC (20)  
N = 130  
Freq. (%)
PHCs (10)  
N = 28  
Freq. (%)
Total  
N = 290
The graph on the partograph to fall to the left of the alert line
 No 36 (27.3) 13 (10) 15 (53.6) 64 (22.1)
 yes 49 (37.1) 31 (23.8) 4 (14.3) 84 (29.0) 43.4 <0.0001
 Do not know 47 (35.6) 86 (66.2) 9 (32.1) 142 (49.0)
The graph on the partograph to fall on the alert line
 Yes 34 (25.8) 23 (17.7) 5 (17.9) 62 (21.4)
 No 36 (27.3) 11 (8.5) 16 (57.1) 63 (21.7) 44.6 <0.0001
 Do not know 62 (47.0) 96 (73.8) 7 (25.0) 165 (56.9)
The graph on the partograph to fall to the right of the alert line
 Yes 41 (31.1) 33 (25.4) 4 (14.3) 78 (26.9)
 No 41 (31.1) 7 (5.4) 17 (60.7) 65 (22.4) 58.9 <0.0001
 Do not know 50 (37.9) 90 (69.2) 7 (25.0) 147 (50.7)
During labor 3 contractions being observed every 10 minutes
 Yes 74 (56.1) 58 (44.6) 9 (32.1) 46 (15.9)
 No 14 (10.6) 15 (11.5) 17 (60.7) 141 (48.6) 51.9 <0.0001
 Do not know 44 (33.3) 57 (43.8) 2 (7.1) 103 (35.5)
Minimum duration of a strong contraction being 40 seconds
 Yes 53 (40.2) 51 (39.2) 7 (25.0) 111 (38.3)
 No 25 (18.9) 12 (9.2) 4 (14.3) 41 (14.1)
 Do not know 54 (40.9) 67 (51.5) 17 (60.7) 138 (47.6) 8.49 0.075
10 minutes being required to adequately assess contractions
 Yes 66 (12.1) 45 (34.6) 12 (42.9) 123 (42.4)
 No 16 (12.1) 19 (14.6) 2 (7.1) 37 (12.8)
 Do not know 50 (37.9) 66 (50.8) 14 (50.1) 130 (44.8) 7.35 0.11