Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among reproductive age women in Raya Kobo district of Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

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作者
Bililign, Nigus [1 ]
Mulatu, Tesfahun [2 ]
机构
[1] Woldia Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Midwifery, POB 400, Woldia, Ethiopia
[2] Woldia Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Publ Hlth, Woldia, Ethiopia
关键词
Obstetric danger sign; Pregnancy; Delivery; Postpartum; Ethiopia; MATERNAL MORTALITY;
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10.1186/s12884-017-1253-4
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
摘要
Background: Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications during pregnancy, labour, and postnatal period is the first essential step for appropriate and timely referral. This study aimed to investigate predictors of knowledge about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum period among mothers of reproductive age women who gave birth in the last 12 months. Methods: A quantitative community based cross-sectional study was employed during March 2016. The study included 493 mothers who were selected by multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected by face-to-face interview. Logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs. Variables with a p-value <0.05 were identified as statistically significant factors. Results: About forty-seven percent (46.7%), 27.8%, and 26.4% of the mothers were knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum period, respectively. Vaginal bleeding was the most frequently cited danger sign during the three periods. Mothers' secondary or above education level increased odds of knowledge about danger signs during pregnancy (AOR: 3.63; 95% CI 1.19, 11.07) and postpartum period (AOR: 5.31; 95% CI 2.13, 13.22). Additionally, being employed (AOR: 5.41; 95% CI 1.03, 28.32), delivery at health institution (AOR: 2.14; 95% CI 1.17, 3.92) and number of ANC visits were statistically significant factors. Conclusion: Knowledge of mothers about obstetric danger signs was low in the study area. Empowering women, improving the quality of health information about danger signs during ANC follow up, and promoting institutional delivery are the recommended interventions.
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