Health care providers’ knowledge and practices of oxytocin induction of labor in the south of Jordan
Other Title(s)
تأثير المعرفة و الممارسة عند مقدمي الرعاية الصحية بما يخص تحريض المحاض و تأثير على الأم و حديثي الولادة في جنوب الأردن
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Abu Duhayl, Jamilah Abd al-Rahman
University
Mutah University
Faculty
College of Nursing
Department
Maternal and Child Health Nursing Department
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2021
English Abstract
Background: Health care providers have a lack of knowledge and practices of oxytocin induction of labor and a large gap between the national protocol and acute clinical practices among health care providers in Al-Karak governorate in South of Jordan.
Objectives: This study has two main objectives: Firstly, to assess health care providers‟ knowledge and practices of oxytocin labor induction at public and private hospitals in Al-Karak Governorate in the South of Jordan.
Secondly, to find out the association between selected demographic variables of health care providers and their knowledge and practice levels regarding oxytocin induction at public and private hospitals in Al-Karak Governorate in the South of Jordan.
Methods: A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design was used in this study.
Convenience sampling was used to recruit the sample of health care providers.
The study was conducted in public and private hospitals in Al-Karak Governorate in the South of Jordan from March to August 2020.
A preprepared questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection.
The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used to analyze the data and obtain descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: A total of 131 health care providers participated in the study.
The results showed that 52.7% of the participants (n = 69) had inadequate knowledge and 74% of the participants (n = 97) were performing improper practices.
However, physicians had more knowledge than nurses and midwives in all the hospitals included in the study.
Conclusion Health care providers at public and private hospitals in Al-Karak Governorate in the South of Jordan have inadequate knowledge and perform improper practices of oxytocin labor induction.
Main Subjects
No. of Pages
65
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Literature review.
Chapter Three : Methodology.
Chapter Four : Results.
Chapter Five : Discussion and conclusions.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ziyadin, Azhar Faris Isa. (2021). Health care providers’ knowledge and practices of oxytocin induction of labor in the south of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332223
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ziyadin, Azhar Faris Isa. Health care providers’ knowledge and practices of oxytocin induction of labor in the south of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2021).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332223
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ziyadin, Azhar Faris Isa. (2021). Health care providers’ knowledge and practices of oxytocin induction of labor in the south of Jordan. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1332223
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-1332223
