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Table 6 Newborn and Postpartum Self-care Knowledge

From: Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: a prospective cohort study

Topic

Group (n = 100)

Individual (n = 83)

p-value

Knows excessive bleeding postpartum is a danger sign

94 (94%)

60 (72%)

<0.01**

Knows fever postpartum is a danger sign

10 (10%)

3 (3.6%)

0.09

Midwife discussed newborn problems during antenatal care

81 (82.7%)

19 (23.5%)

<0. 01**

Plans to use family planning

58 (63.0%)

24 (31.6%)

<0. 01**

  1. *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01