Factors associated with knowledge on obstetric danger signs among women who gave birth within 1 year in Bahir Dar city administration, North West, Ethiopia

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess factors associated with knowledge on obstetric danger signs among women who gave birth within 1 year in North West, Ethiopia. RESULTS: Overall, 37.9% of the respondents were knowledgeable. Women mention three and more key danger signs during pregnancy and after...

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Autores principales: Nigussie, Azezu Asres, Emiru, Amanu Aragaw, Demilew, Yeshalem Mulugeta, Mersha, Eleni Admassu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6437945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30917864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4212-5
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess factors associated with knowledge on obstetric danger signs among women who gave birth within 1 year in North West, Ethiopia. RESULTS: Overall, 37.9% of the respondents were knowledgeable. Women mention three and more key danger signs during pregnancy and after delivery were 15% and 18.5% respectively. Decision making power of women [AOR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.10, 2.29], starting antenatal visit lately [AOR = 3.1, 95% CI 1.63, 6.33], housewife [AOR = 2.15, 95% CI 1.25, 3.68], merchant [AOR = 2.01, 95% CI 1.05, 3.88], and government employees [AOR = 2.75, 95% CI 1.38, 5.49] were among the predictors of knowledge on obstetric danger signs.

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