Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study

Table 3 Adequacy of pregnant and postpartum women’s knowledge of newborn danger sings

Number of WHO Newborn Danger Signs reported	Number of women with various levels of knowledge n(%)
Number of WHO Newborn Danger Signs reported	Antenatal Care n = 692	Childbirth n = 625	One month postpartum n = 581
No danger signs reported	215 (31.1)	112 (17.9)	87 (15.0)
1 or 2 danger signs reported	419 (60.5)	452 (72.3)	455 (78.3)
≥ 3 danger signs reported	58 (8∙4)	61 (9.8)	39 (6∙7)
All 4 JH BPCR key signs^a	0	1 (0∙2)	0

^aJH BPCR 4 key danger signs: difficulty/fast breathing, fits/convulsions, lethargy (not moving), baby too small/not growing

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