Mothers’ and Caregivers’ Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Danger Signs: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Participants' knowledge (recognition) of the neonatal danger signs.

Danger Signs	Frequency (%)	95% CI
Not feeding since birth or stopped feeding	657 (46.0)	43.4-48.5
Convulsion	261 (18.2)	16.3-20.3
Fast breathing	156 (10.9)	9.3-12.5
Severe chest indrawing	137 (9.6)	8.1-11.1
Fever ≥ 37.5°C	445 (31.2)	28.8-33.6
Hypothermia ≤ 35.5°C	71 (5.0)	3.8-6.1
Weakness or lethargy	171 (12.0)	10.3-13.7
Yellow soles	688 (48.2)	45.6-50.8
Sign of local infection	530 (37.1)	34.6-39.6
knowledge of at least 3 of the above danger signs	535 (37.5)	34.9-40.0