Identifying factors associated with neonatal resuscitation skills among nurses and midwives in Tanzania, sub-Saharan Africa

ABSTRACT:

Objective:

The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with nurses’ and midwives’ skills in performing neonatal resuscitation.

Method:

Health facility-based analytical cross-sectional study design was employed from January 2021 to April 2021 among 340 nurses and midwives selected by multistage random sampling technique. An observation checklist was used to collect data. Data were coded and entered into SPSS version 20 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with nurse/midwives’ skills in neonatal resuscitation.

Results:

Among 340 nurses and midwives, 141 (41%) had adequate skills in neonatal resuscitation. After adjusting for confounders, factors associated with adequate skills were; ag

SUBMITTER: Mbinda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9136440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature