Availability, And Awareness of Non-Pneumatic Antishock Garment in Tertiary Hospitals of Northern Nigeria

Abstract

Background: The (NASG) was introduced as a gadget that can be used for first aid treatment of women in postpartum shock prior to proper investigation and appropriate management of the patient. Purpose of the study: aims at assessing the availability, awareness and utilization of non-pneumatic Antishock garment in tertiary hospitals of Northern Nigeria. That is the North West, North East and North central. Materials and methods: A descriptive design was used .Isaac & Michael, (1981); Smith, (1983) sample size chart revealed that for a given population of 100,000 and above the sample size for such population should be 398. A four point level likert scale questionnaire was structured. The data collected was analysed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and with a 0.05 level of confidence to answer the hypotheses. A constant mean of 2.5 was used to ascertain the agreement of the respondents on the questionnaire items. Results of the study, revealed that, NASG is available in the selected hospitals but strictly within the control of the hospitals’ management in Northern Nigeria with an aggregate mean score of 2.32 .Nurses and doctors in tertiary hospitals in Northern Nigeria are aware of the NASG for postpartum haemorrhage with an aggregate mean score of3.18. There is significant difference in the availability and awareness of the NASG for postpartum haemorrahage among nurses and doctors of the selected tertiary hospitals in Northern Nigeria. Conclusion: the NASG is available strictly in tertiary hospitals in Northern Nigeria and doctors and nurses are