Assessment of partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care givers at public health institutions in central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Out of 198 obstetric care providers, 73.3% used partograph to monitor progress of labor. Those who were diploma holders (AOR = 3.8, CI = 2.2-6.2), receiving basic emergency obstetrics and new born care training (AOR = 5.6, CI 1.1-28.5), age between 20 and 29 years-old (AOR = 0.1, CI = 0.01-0.50), and male health care providers (AOR = 0.37, CI = 0.44-0.95) were factors significantly associated with partograph utilization. Partograph utilization in this study was below the WHO recommendation. Especial emphasizes and interventions should be given to increase partograph utilization.