Health care professionals’ knowledge and awareness of the ICD-10 coding system for assigning the cause of perinatal deaths in Jordanian hospitals

Figures & data

Table 1 HCPs’ awareness and knowledge of the ICD-10

	Health professional
	Pediatrician/resident (N=84)		Nurse (N=218)		Total (N=302)
	n	%	n	%	N	%
Knows what ICD-10 stands for	33	39.3	54	24.8	87	28.8
Familiarity with ICD-10
Familiar	3	3.6	2	0.9	5	1.7
Somewhat familiar	26	31.0	30	13.8	56	18.5
Not familiar	55	65.5	186	85.3	241	79.8
Had used the ICD-10 in the past
Yes, very well	5	6.0	2	0.9	7	2.3
Yes, with difficulty	14	16.7	8	3.7	22	7.3
Not at all	65	77.4	208	95.4	273	90.4
Had received training on ICD-10	10	11.9	12	5.5	22	7.3
The department use ICD-10 to record causes of perinatal deaths
No	12	14.3	20	9.2	32	10.6
Yes	13	15.5	16	7.3	29	9.6
Do not know	59	70.2	182	83.5	241	79.8

Abbreviations: HCP, health care professional; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th version.

Table 2 The main obstacles/barriers for the maternities to use ICD-10

	Health professional
	Pediatrician/resident (N=84)		Nurse (N=218)		Total (N=302)
	n	%	n	%	N	%
Lack of knowledge about ICD-10	26	31.0	44	20.2	70	23.2
Lack of an electronic system to support ICD-10 use	16	19.0	15	6.9	31	10.3
Lack of time	14	16.7	11	5.0	25	8.3
Lack of staff	9	10.7	13	6.0	22	7.3
Lack of support by the administration	8	9.5	5	2.3	13	4.3
Too many competing priorities	4	4.8	7	3.2	11	3.6
Lack of interest by the staff	7	8.3	2	0.9	9	3.0

Abbreviation: ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th version.

Table 3 The percentage of health professionals who correctly identified the causes of neonatal deaths

	Pediatrician/resident (N=84)		Nurse (N=218)		Total (N=302)
	n	%	n	%	N	%
Case 1
I. Main disease or condition in newborn that lead to death	43	51.2	131	60.1	174	57.6
II. Other disease or condition in newborn that contributed to death	27	32.1	70	32.1	97	32.1
III. Main maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	18	21.4	55	25.2	73	24.2
IV. Other maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	19	22.6	64	29.4	83	27.5
Case 2
I. Main disease or condition in newborn that lead to death	25	29.8	66	30.3	91	30.1
II. Other disease or condition in newborn that contributed to death	23	27.4	40	18.3	63	20.9
III. Main maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	16	19.0	32	14.7	48	15.9
IV. Other maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	11	13.1	26	11.9	37	12.3
Case 3
I. Main disease or condition in newborn that lead to death	57	67.9	150	68.8	207	68.5
II. Other disease or condition in newborn that contributed to death	–	–	–	–	–	–
III. Main maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	20	23.8	98	45.0	118	39.1
IV. Other maternal disease or condition affecting the newborn	–	–	–	–	–	–