Table 2.

Knowledge of partograph among OCPs in governmental health facilities in West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Definition of partograph	Correct	259	80.4
	Incorrect	63	19.6
Fetal conditions components	Correct	207	64.3
	Incorrect	115	35.7
Progress of labor components	Correct	216	67.1
	Incorrect	106	32.9
Maternal conditions components	Correct	109	33.9
	Incorrect	213	66.1
Knows alert & action lines	Correct	271	84.2
	Incorrect	51	15.8
The function of alerting at the health center	To give early warning	148	46.0
	It indicates for augmentation	26	8.1
	It does not indicate any	3	.9
The function of alerting at the hospital	As a warning for extra vigilance	67	20.8
	Transfer laboring mothers	17	5.3
	It does not indicate any	9	2.8
The function of the action line at hospital	It indicates the critical point	80	24.8
	Followed for additional 2 hrs	13	4.0
Knows when to start plotting on partograph	Correct	233	72.4
	Incorrect	89	27.6
For whom to use partograph	Correct	284	88.2
	Incorrect	38	11.8
When did you fill partograph	After delivery of the baby	87	27.0
	While the woman is still in labor	235	73.0
Definition of prolonged labor	Correct	149	46.3
	Incorrect	173	53.7
Definition of obstructed labor	Correct	209	64.9
	Incorrect	113	35.1
Overall level of knowledge on partograph	Correct	185	57.5
	Incorrect	137	42.5