Health Workers' Knowledge on Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response System and Its Associated Factors in Morogoro Region, Tanzania-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Health Workers' Knowledge on Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response System and Its Associated Factors in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

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Kashililika Christina¹,Millanzi Walter C.¹,Moshi Fabiola Vincent¹

Affiliation:

1. The University of Dodoma

Abstract

Abstract The maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system is a technical system that was issued by the World Health Organization in 2013 to help developing countries improve maternal health. The major purpose of the system is to reduce the ongoing high numbers of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths from avertable causes. Tanzania adopted the MPDSR system in 2015. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge on the MPDSR system and its associated factors among health workers in the Morogoro region. Method: It was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted from April 27, 2020, to May 29, 2020. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit 360 health workers. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Statistical package for social science (SPSS v.20) software was used for data entry and analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with knowledge about MPDSR. Results: A total of 105 (29.2%) health workers in the Morogoro Region had adequate knowledge of the MPDSR system.After controlling for confounders, variables that showed significant association with knowledge of health workers on the MPDSR system were the level of health facility a health worker was working [Hospital (AOR = 2.668 at 95% CI = 1.497–4.753, p = 0.001)], level of education of a health worker [Diploma (AOR = 0.146 at 95% CI = 0.038–0.561, p = 0.005)] and status of training on MPDSR [trained (AOR = 7.253 at 95% CI = 3.862–13.621, p = < 0.001)]. Conclusion: The proportion of health workers who had adequate knowledge about MPDSR system in Morogoro Region is unacceptably low. Factors that associated with adequate knowledge were those working in hospital with higher level of professional training and who had ever had training on MPDSR. A cost effective strategy to improve the level of knowledge about MPDSR in the region is highly recommended.

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Research Square Platform LLC

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