EME, AUGUSTA NKECHI
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE, FACULTY OF HEALTH
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY,
EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI.
Abstract.
This study examines the use of Misoprostol in the prevention and management of Post Partum Hemorrhage in poor resources settings in Ebonyi State. A survey design was used and the sample size was 526respondents made up of 263 midwives and 263 Public Health Workers drawn from Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, General Hospital and Health Centers across Ebonyi State. The instrument for data collection was 20- item structured questionnaire which was based on the three research questions that guided the study. The reliability index of the instrument was at 0.76 co-efficiency. The hypothesis was tested at 0.05 alpha level using t-test. The results of the study showed that Hemorrhage is a leading and deadly cause of maternal death in developing countries. The 2012 World Health Organization guidelines for the prevention and management of Post Partum hemorrhage (PPH) recommended oral administration of Misoprostol by Community Health Workers, Traditional birth Attendants and Ante Natal care providers. In view of the above, the paper recommends that Government should make Misoprostol available in all the Hospitals and Health Centers among other things.
Keywords: Misoprostol, Prevention/management and Post partum Hemorrhage.
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