Table 5.
Assessment made with the partograph.
| Assessment made with the partograph | UCTH (30) N = 132 Freq. (%) |
GHC (20) N = 130 Freq. (%) |
PHC (10) N = 28 Freq. (%) |
Total N = 290 |
χ 2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prolonged labor | ||||||
| Yes | 92 (69.7) | 95 (73.1) | 19 (67.9) | 206 (71.0) | ||
| No | 40 (30.3) | 35 (26.9) | 9 (32.1) | 84 (29.0) | 0.52 | 0.77 |
| Obstructed labor | ||||||
| Yes | 70 (53.0) | 84 (64.6) | 10 (35.7) | 164 (56.6) | ||
| No | 62 (47.0) | 42 (35.4) | 18 (64.3) | 126 (43.4) | 9.05 | 0.011 |
| Poor progress of labor | ||||||
| Yes | 83 (62.9) | 105 (80.8) | 18 (64.3) | 206 (71.0) | ||
| No | 49 (37.1) | 25 (19.2) | 10 (35.7) | 84 (29.0) | 10.9 | 0.004 |
| Inefficient uterine contraction | ||||||
| Yes | 75 (56.8) | 89 (68.5) | 16 (57.1) | 180 (62.1) | ||
| No | 57 (43.2) | 41 (31.5) | 12 (42.9) | 119 (37.9) | 4.09 | 0.13 |
| Suspected fetal distress | ||||||
| Yes | 70 (53.0) | 89 (68.5) | 17 (60.7) | 176 (60.7) | ||
| No | 62 (47.0) | 41 (31.5) | 11 (39.3) | 114 (39.3) | 6.53 | 0.038 |
| Abnormal FHR | ||||||
| Yes | 70 (53.0) | 87 (66.9) | 13 (46.4) | 170 (58.6) | ||
| No | 62 (47.0) | 43 (33.1) | 15 (53.6) | 120 (41.4) | 7.11 | 0.03 |
| Satisfactory progress of labor | ||||||
| Yes | 78 (59.1) | 89 (68.5) | 15 (53.6) | 182 (62.8) | ||
| No | 54 (40.9) | 41 (31.5) | 13 (46.4) | 108 (37.2) | 3.58 | 0.17 |
| Need for labor augmentation | ||||||
| Yes | 79 (59.8) | 85 (65.4) | 11 (39.3) | 175 (60.3) | ||
| No | 53 (40.2) | 45 (34.6) | 17 (60.7) | 115 (39.7) | 6.58 | 0.037 |
| Need for Caesarean delivery | ||||||
| Yes | 74 (56.1) | 83 (63.8) | 9 (32.1) | 166 (57.2) | ||
| No | 58 (43.9) | 47 (36.2) | 19 (67.9) | 124 (42.8) | 9.60 | 0.008 |
| Dehydration in mother | ||||||
| Yes | 45 (34.1) | 68 (52.3) | 16 (57.1) | 119 (41.0) | ||
| No | 87 (65.9) | 62 (47.7) | 12 (42.9) | 171 (59.0) | 5.05 | 0.08 |