Research Article
Birth Preparedness and Its Association with Skilled Birth Attendance and Postpartum Checkups among Mothers in Gibe Wereda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia
Table 4
Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and child birth of mothers in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.
| | Variables | Not knowledgeable (%) | Knowledgeable (%) |
| | Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy | | | | Persistent vomiting | 186 (25.5) | 542 (74.5) | | Vaginal bleeding | 123 (16.9) | 605 (83.1) | | Severe headache | 533 (73.2) | 195 (26.8) | | Hypertension | 543 (74.6) | 185 (25.4) | | Face, hand, and feet swelling | 322 (44.2) | 406 (55.8) | | Knowledge of danger signs during delivery | | | | Prolonged labor (>12 hours) | 116 (15.9) | 612 (84.1) | | Retained placenta | 122 (16.8) | 606 (83.2) | | Vaginal bleeding | 139 (19.1) | 589 (80.9) | | Hypertension | 576 (79.1) | 15 (20.9) | | Knowledge of danger signs during postpartum period | | | | Massive vaginal bleeding | 84 (11.5) | 644 (88.5) | | After pain | 131 (18.0) | 597 (82.0) | | High-grade fever | 502 (69.0) | 226 (31.0) | | Offensive vaginal discharge | 344 (47.3) | 384 (52.7) | | Hypertension | 510 (70.1) | 218 (29.9) | | Face, hand, and feet swelling | 352 (48.4) | 376 (51.6) |
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