Assessment of knowledge of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women attending a teaching hospital

Haleema, Mubeena; Raghuveer, Pracheth; Kiran, Ravi; Mohammed, Ibrahim M; Mohammed, Ibrahim S.; Mohammed, Mazina

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_149_19

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“…17,23 It was lower than some studies conducted in Ethiopia, 26,30,31 Uganda, 37 Madagascar, 28 and India. 38,39 But it was higher than some studies conducted in Ethiopia, 2,32–34,40 Tanzania, 13 and Kenya. 10 The variation observed compared to other studies could be due to the differences in sample size, the operational definition used (most studies used two, some used three and others used four, and so on criteria to say knowledgeable about PDSs), and methodology in general.…”

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Pregnancy danger signs: Knowledge and health-seeking behavior among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia

Yosef

Tesfaye

2021

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Background: Warning signs of pregnancy are not reliably predictable. But, knowing these early warning signs is very important for pregnant women to eliminate serious complications and start treatment immediately. The higher level of maternal mortality can be reduced by providing quality maternity service and empowering women with good knowledge of the danger signs of pregnancy and promoting appropriate health-seeking behavior. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge of pregnancy danger signs and health-seeking behavior among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 526 randomly selected women from 1 to 30 January 2019. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine factors associated with the outcome variable. The level of significance was declared at a p-value < 0.05. Results: The proportion of mothers who had good knowledge of pregnancy danger signs were 43.2%. The majority (65%) of those surveyed mentioned vaginal bleeding as a pregnancy danger sign. The factors associated with good knowledge of pregnancy danger signs were husbands with secondary education and above (adjusted odds ratio = 2.52, 95% confidence interval (1.08–5.91) monthly income ⩾ 1000 Ethiopian Birr (adjusted odds ratio = 2.64, 95% confidence interval (1.48–4.71) being multigravida (adjusted odds ratio = 2.14, 95% confidence interval (1.17–3.94) and last delivery at the health facility (adjusted odds ratio = 6.84, 95% confidence interval (4.02–11.63) The proportion of mothers who experienced pregnancy danger signs and had good health-seeking behavior was 72.7%. Conclusion: The knowledge of pregnancy danger signs among reproductive age women was low in the study area. This indicates the large proportions of women who do not know the danger signs are likely to delay in deciding to seek care when they face the problem. Therefore, empowering women, improving the quality of health information about danger signs during antenatal care follow-up, and promoting institutional delivery are the recommended interventions.

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Pregnancy danger signs: Knowledge and health-seeking behavior among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia

Yosef

Tesfaye

2021

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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“…This study shows different results from several studies in India and Ethiopia. These studies found that multiparous women had a better chance to identify the pregnancy danger signs and obstetric complications [21][28] [29].…”

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Determinants of knowledge of pregnancy danger signs in Indonesia

Wulandari

Laksono

2020

PLoS ONE

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IntroductionThe maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is still quite high. It requires good knowledge for early prevention. The study aimed to analyze the determinants of knowledge of the pregnancy danger signs in Indonesia. MethodsThe samples used were 85,832 women of childbearing age (15-49 years old). The variables included understanding of danger signs of pregnancy, types of residence, age, education, employment, marital status, wealth, parity, the autonomy of health, current pregnancy status, and media exposure. The determinant was pointed out by using binary logistic regression. ResultsUrban women were 1.124 times more likely to understand the pregnancy danger signs of than rural women. Older women could identify pregnancy danger signs better than those aged 15-19 years. The more educated a woman is, the higher knowledge of the pregnancy danger signs she has. Married women or those who live with their partner were at 1.914 times likely to identify the pregnancy danger signs than unmarried ones or those who have never been in a relationship. If the wealth status gets higher, knowledge of the pregnancy danger signs will be better too. Grande multiparous women were at 0.815 times more likely to understand the pregnancy danger signs than primiparous. Women with the autonomy of health had 1.053 times chances to identify the pregnancy danger signs than those without autonomy. Women who were currently pregnant had 1.229 times better understanding of the pregnancy danger signs than women who were not currently pregnant. Media exposure had a good effect on women's understanding of the pregnancy danger signs.

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“…In study done by Mubeena[ 18 ] in Mangalore, knowledge about vaginal bleeding was found to be highest, which was followed by anemia, excessive vomiting and decreased fetal movements.…”

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Level of awareness of risk factors and danger signs of pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in PHC, Nandagudi

Shamanewadi

Pavithra

Madhukumar

2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Danger signs of pregnancy are warning signs that women encounter during pregnancy, child birth and post-partum period. It is important, to know these warning signs for women and health care providers to rule out serious complications and initiate treatment immediately. Objectives: 1. To assess the awareness of danger signs of pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Nandagudi PHC. 2. To give health education to the pregnant women about the risk factors and danger signs. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in PHC, Nandagudi , field practise area of MVJMC and RH. Study was carried out from September 2017 to November 2017. A total of 210 pregnant women who attended the ante natal clinic at PHC, Nandagudi were the study subjects. A pre designed pretested questionnaire was used. Data collected was thus entered in M S excel and was analysed using SPSS 21 version. Results: 60% of the study population belonged to the age group 23-27. Majority (90%) of them knew the importance of iron and folic acid. 72% of the cases knew the importance of blood group in pregnancy. Majority (91%) preferred hospital delivery compared to home delivery (9%). All 210 women knew about only 3 danger signs, they are bleeding per vagina, loss of consciousness and convulsions. Conclusion: Every pregnant woman faces the risk of sudden, unpredictable complication that could end in death or injury to herself or to her infant. Hence, it is necessary to employ strategies to overcome such problems as they arise.

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Assessment of knowledge of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women attending a teaching hospital

Cited by 13 publications

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Pregnancy danger signs: Knowledge and health-seeking behavior among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia

Pregnancy danger signs: Knowledge and health-seeking behavior among reproductive age women in southwest Ethiopia

Determinants of knowledge of pregnancy danger signs in Indonesia

Level of awareness of risk factors and danger signs of pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in PHC, Nandagudi

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