Table 2 Knowledge of obstetric danger signs during pregnancy and post-partum period in Yirgacheffe town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2016
Characteristics | Knowledge of danger signs during: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy | Labor and child birth | Post-partum | ||||
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
Vaginal bleeding | ||||||
No | 84 | 24.6 | 90 | 26.3 | 184 | 53.8 |
Yes | 258 | 75.4 | 252 | 73.7 | 158 | 46.2 |
Difficulty of breathing | ||||||
No | 317 | 92.7 | NA | NA | 261 | 76.3 |
Yes | 25 | 7.3 | NA | NA | 81 | 23.7 |
Loss of consciousness | ||||||
No | 314 | 91.8 | 317 | 92.7 | 280 | 81.9 |
yes | 28 | 8.2 | 25 | 7.3 | 62 | 18.1 |
High fever | ||||||
No | 298 | 87.1 | 272 | 79.5 | NA | NA |
Yes | 44 | 12.9 | 70 | 20.5 | NA | NA |
Severe Headache | ||||||
No | 237 | 69.3 | 261 | 76.3 | 265 | 77.5 |
Yes | 105 | 30.7 | 81 | 23.7 | 77 | 22.5 |
Severe abdominal pain | ||||||
No | 182 | 53.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Yes | 160 | 46.8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Blurred vision | ||||||
No | 224 | 65.5 | NA | NA | 255 | 74.6 |
Yes | 118 | 34.5 | NA | NA | 87 | 25.4 |
Convulsion | ||||||
No | 329 | 96.2 | 293 | 85.7 | 332 | 97.1 |
Yes | 13 | 3.8 | 49 | 14.3 | 10 | 2.9 |
Swollen Hand/face | ||||||
No | 279 | 81.6 | NA | NA | 293 | 85.7 |
Yes | 63 | 18.4 | NA | NA | 49 | 14.3 |
Vaginal discharge | ||||||
No | NA | NA | NA | NA | 281 | 82.2 |
Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | 61 | 17.8 |
Mal-position/presentation | ||||||
No | NA | NA | 235 | 68.7 | NA | NA |
Yes | NA | NA | 107 | 31.3 | NA | NA |
Retained placenta | ||||||
No | NA | NA | 230 | 67.3 | NA | NA |
Yes | NA | NA | 112 | 32.7 | NA | NA |
Labor lasting >12 h | ||||||
No | NA | NA | 194 | 56.7 | NA | NA |
Yes | NA | NA | 148 | 43.3 | NA | NA |