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

Table 3

Participants' experience of the neonatal danger signs.

Danger Signs	Frequency (%)	95% CI
Not feeding since birth or stopped feeding	352 (24.7)	22.4-26.9
Convulsion	93 (6.5)	5.2-7.8
Fast breathing	54 (3.8)	2.8-4.8
Severe chest indrawing	59 (4.1)	3.1-5.2
Fever ≥ 37.5°C	266 (18.6)	16.6-20.6
Hypothermia ≤ 35.5°C	15 (1.1)	0.5-1.6
Weakness or lethargy	59 (4.1)	3.1-5.2
Yellow soles	387 (27.1)	24.8-29.4
Sign of local infection	275 (19.3)	17.2-21.3
Experience of at least one of the above danger signs	982 (68.8)	66.3-71.2