%0 Journal Article
%T Facility factors influencing utilization of active management of third stage of labour among skilled birth attendants in Kiambu county, Kenya
%A Muiruri Felarmine
%A Okello Agina
%A Osur Joachim
%J Archive of "The Pan African Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.2.9705
%X Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for 34% of maternal deaths in Kenya. Active management of third stage of labour (AMTSL) is a World Health Organization and Ministry of Health of Kenya approved protocol for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity arising from post-partum hemorrhage. Kiambu County in Kenya records an average of six maternal deaths per month, out of which, two are due to PPH. This paper analyses how facility factors influence utilization of this protocol in Kiambu County
%K Post-Partum Hemorrhage
%K Active Management of Third Stage of Labor
%K AMTSL
%K skilled birth attendants
%K health facility factors
%K maternal mortality
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390064/