Competence of health workers in emergency obstetric care: an assessment using clinical vignettes in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess health worker competence in emergency obstetric care using clinical vignettes, to link competence to availability of infrastructure in facilities, and to average annual delivery workload in facilities.

Design

Cross-sectional Health Facility Assessment linked to population-based surveillance data.

Setting

7 districts in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana.

Participants

Most experienced delivery care providers in all 64 delivery facilities in the 7 districts.

Primary outcome measures

Health worker competence in clinical vignette actions by cadre of delivery care provider and by type of facility. Competence was also compared with availability of relevant drugs and equipment, and to average annual workload per skilled birth attendant.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Lohela TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4916610 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature