Research Article

Effect of Attending Pregnant Mothers Conference on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Practice among Recently Delivered Women in Rural Libo Kemkem District, North West, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Knowledge of obstetric key danger signs of the mothers in Libo Kemkem District, Amhara Region, North West Ethiopia, 2017.

VariablesPMC non-attendants
(n1=436)
n (%)
PMC attendants
(n2=435)
n (%)
Total (N=871)
N (%)

Danger signs
During pregnancy
 Severe vaginal bleeding176(40.4)269(61.8)445(51.7)
 swollen of hand and face151(34.6)214(49.2)365(42.4)
 blurred vision92(21.1)110(25.3)202(23.5)
During childbirth
 sever vaginal bleeding118(27.1)182(41.8)300(34.9)
 Prolonged labor(>12hrs)129(29.6)174(40)303(35.2)
 convulsion35(8)68(15.6)103(12.0)
 retained placenta287(67.4)309(71.2)596(69.3)
During postpartum
 Severe Vaginal bleeding182(42.7)267(61.5)449(52.2)
 Foul-smelling vaginal discharge79(18.5)166(38.2)245(28.5)
 High fever11(2.6)53912.2)64(7.4)