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Table 3 Knowledge of respondents on danger signs during pregnancy, labour & delivery and post-partum period in Farta District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

From: Birth preparedness, readiness planning and associated factors among mothers in Farta district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

I.Danger signs during pregnancy(n = 676)

Frequency

Percent%

1

Vaginal bleeding

276

40.8

2

Swollen hands and face

138

20.4

3

Blurred vision

121

17.9

4

High fever

89

13.2

5

Severe lower abdominal pain

111

16.4

6

Fits or loss of consciousness

57

8.6

II.Danger signs during labour and delivery (n = 676)

1

Severe vaginal bleeding

436

51.2

2

Prolonged labour > 12 h

280

41.4

3

Hand, feet, cord or face appears first

211

31.2

4

Retained placenta

265

39.2

5

Fits or loss of consciousness

91

13.5

6

Severe headache

46

6.7

III.Danger signs during postnatal period (n = 676)

1

Vaginal bleeding

486

71.9

2

Offensive Vaginal discharge

90

13.3

3

Severe Headache

145

21.4

4

Blurred vision

59

8.7

5

Fever

29

4.3

6

Fits or loss of consciousness

110

16.3