Research Article
Labour pain management practice by medical interns at Jimma University
Author(s): Bekelu Teka Worku* and Minale Fekadie Baye
Background: Unmanaged severe labour pain can result in physiological and psychological health problems to women whereas pain management is a fundamental human right. Furthermore, healthcare providers have a duty of care to support women as per a principal of reproductive right and also to improve quality of health care. Objective: The main objective of this study is to assess medical interns’ knowledge, attitude and practice on labour pain management at Jimma University Medical Center. Methods: Facility based cross-sectional study was conducted from November 12-13/2019. Self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. All medical interns who fulfil the inclusion criteria was included. Pretest of the tool was done on five percent of sample among Riftvalley University Collage final year midwifery students. Data were entered using EpiData software version 3.1 .. View More»
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