Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in a Secondary Health Facility in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Table 2

Birth preparedness and complication index (BP/CR index) for the study population.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Knowledge of key danger sign
% of women who know danger sign during pregnancy	141	31.3
% of women who know danger sign during labor	138	30.7
% of women who know danger sign during postpartum	134	29.8
% of women who know danger sign in newborn	119	26.4
Service use and planning actions: intention and behavior
% of women who plan to attend at least 4 ANC with a SBA	450	100.0
% of women who plan to give birth with a SBA	450	100.0
% of women who attended first ANC with a SBA during the first trimester	97	21.6
% of women who plan to save money for childbirth	219	48.7
% of women who plan to identify a mode of transport to the place of childbirth	133	29.6
% of women who plan to arrange blood	4	0.89
Knowledge of community resources
% of women who knew that their community have a financial support system	0	0
% of women who knew that their community has a transportation system	0	0
% of women who knew that their community has a blood donor system	0	0
Total	1885	418.99
BP/CR index for the study population		41.90

SBA: skilled birth attendant; ANC: antenatal care.