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

Abstract

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.