Perceived Efficacy Of Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment In The Management Of Postpartum Haemorrhage In Tertiary Hospitals In Northern Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

The study aimed at determining the perceived efficacy of Non-pneumatic Antishock garment in tertiary hospitals of Northern Nigeria. That is the North West, North East and North central. An Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study included doctors and nurses from selected tertiary hospitals. Stratified random, simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in selection of hospital respondents. +In these techniques, all the existing states in Northern Nigeria were stratified into the three geopolitical zones ,these are North East - Adamawa, Borno, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe States; North West - Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and North Central - Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara, Plateau, Federal Capital Territory, Kogi and Niger States. From each stratum two (2) States were randomly selected. From each randomly selected state, one tertiary hospital was selected purposively and where there are more than one tertiary hospitals...