Table 2 Knowledge of mothers about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy and post partum period in Goba district, Ethiopia, April 2013
Danger signs | Awareness of danger signs during | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy | Postpartum | |||
N | % | N | % | |
Vaginal bleeding | 191 | 71.3 | 150 | 76.5 |
Severe headache | 144 | 53.7 | 78 | 39.8 |
Blurred vision | 37 | 13.8 | 11 | 5.6 |
High fever | 50 | 18.7 | 56 | 28.6 |
Loss of consciousness | 50 | 18.7 | 68 | 34.7 |
Convulsions | 27 | 10.1 | 20 | 10.2 |
Swollen hands/face | 123 | 45.9 | 56 | 28.6 |
Difficulty in breathing | 17 | 6.3 | 17 | 8.7 |
Severe weakness | 119 | 44.4 | 90 | 45.9 |
Severe abdominal pain | 46 | 17.2 | NA | NA |
Accelerated/reduced fetal movement | 47 | 17.5 | NA | NA |
Water breaks without labor | 65 | 24.3 | NA | NA |
Malodorous vaginal discharge | NA | NA | 46 | 23.5 |
Other | 7 | 2.6 | 6 | 3.1 |