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Table 5 Determinant of awareness

From: Pregnant woman awareness of obstetric danger signs in developing country: systematic review

No

Determinant of danger sign’s awareness

Facts

Sources

1

Live in Urban area

• Live in urban area is more knowledgeable of the three (during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum)

• Women from Hiri district (peri-urban) are more knowledgeable compared with women from Asaro (rural) or Karkar (rural) – Papua New Guinea

• Pregnant women live in the urban area are more knowledgeable

• Mother who lives in the urban are more knowledgeable of the danger sign of postpartum

(Bogale & Markos, 2015), (Vallely et al., 2019), (Woldeamanuel et al., 2019), (Maseresha et al., 2016), (Dangura, 2020), (Shamanewadi et al., 2020)

[4, 5, 16, 22, 23, 25]

2

Completed secondary school education

• A maternal educational level of formal secondary school or above is more knowledgeable of the three than the unable to read and write

• Able to read and write is more knowledgeable of the three (during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum) than unable to

• Women with secondary and tertiary education are more knowledgeable compared with women having no education or primary education only

• Mothers attended secondary education are more knowledgeable about the danger sign during pregnancy and postpartum period

• Mother who finished more than secondary school are more knowledgeable

• Have higher education are more knowledgeable

• Attended secondary level and above are more knowledgeable of the danger sign of (1) childbirth

• Higher level education is related to higher awareness

(Belay & Limenih, 2020), (Wassihun et al., 2020), (Bogale & Markos, 2015), (Vallely et al., 2019), (Woldeamanuel et al., 2019), (Bililign & Mulatu, 2017), (Amenu et al., 2016), (Salem et al., 2018), (Dangura, 2020), (Emeh et al., 2021)

[7, 16, 19,20,21,22,23, 25, 31, 32]

3

Her husband completed at least secondary school education

• Mothers are more knowledgeable if her Husband finished more than secondary school

(Amenu et al., 2016) [7]

4

Had visit ANC at least 4 times in the last pregnancy

• Women who had an ANC follow-up visit in their last pregnancy were more likely to know three or than who did not have history of an ANC follow-up visit

• Attended routine ANC is more knowledgeable than never attended

• Visiting more antenatal care ≥ 4 make mothers more knowledgeable about the during pregnancy danger sign

• Mothers who had ANC follow-up during last pregnancy are more knowledgeable

• Pregnant women who visit the ANC are more knowledgeable

• Mother initiates first ANC in the third trimester are more knowledgeable

• The use of ANC during last pregnancy are more knowledgeable of the danger sign of childbirth and postpartum

• Woman started the ANC at the first trimester is more aware

• Woman attended ANC more often is more aware

(Belay & Limenih, 2020), (Wassihun et al., 2020), (Bogale & Markos, 2015), (Bililign & Mulatu, 2017), (Amenu et al., 2016), (Nigussie et al., 2019), (Dangura, 2020), (Emeh et al., 2021), (Oguntunde et al., 2021; Shamanewadi et al., 2020; Tamang et al., 2021)

[5, 7, 8, 14, 18,19,20,21,22,23, 32]

5

Had bad obstetric experience such as complication

Women who had experienced a bad obstetric history (still birth and abortion) or experience complication is more knowledgeable of the three (during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum)

(Belay & Limenih, 2020) [32]

16

Had obstetric health education especially in the ANC

• Women informed about obstetric danger signs during their last pregnancy is more knowledgeable of 1 and 2 than the non-informed

• Exposed to danger information is more knowledgeable than not exposed

• Women who received information at the antenatal clinic are more knowledgeable

• Women receive health education are more knowledgeable

• Mothers receive more information on the danger sign are more knowledgeable

(Belay & Limenih, 2020), (Mardiyanti et al., 2019), (Vallely et al., 2019), (Woldeamanuel et al., 2019), (Salem et al., 2018)

[13, 16, 25, 31, 32]

7

Latest childbirth in the health facility

• Mothers who gave their last birth at a health institution is more likely to know the danger sign during pregnancy

• Delivered in the health facility is more knowledgeable than delivered at home

• Mothers last labour in the health facility are more knowledgeable about the during childbirth danger sign

• Mother delivered the latest baby in the health facility are more knowledgeable

• Mother delivered previous birth at health institution are more knowledgeable of the danger sign of postpartum

• Mother delivered latest baby in the health institution are more knowledgeable of childbirth and postpartum

(Belay & Limenih, 2020), (Wassihun et al., 2020), (Bililign & Mulatu, 2017), (Amenu et al., 2016), (Dangura, 2020)

[7, 20, 21, 23, 32]

8

Have a job

• Working as the government employee is more knowledgeable than housewives

• Mothers work as private employees are more knowledgeable about the during pregnancy danger sign

• Mothers who is Government employee and merchant are more knowledgeable

(Wassihun et al., 2020), (Bogale & Markos, 2015), (Bililign & Mulatu, 2017), (Nigussie et al., 2019)

[8, 20,21,22]

9

Multiparous

• Multiparous woman is more knowledgeable than the primiparous

• Women have more than 2 histories of pregnancy are more knowledgeable

• Grand multipara mothers are more knowledgeable

(Mardiyanti et al., 2019), (Woldeamanuel et al., 2019), (Amenu et al., 2016)

[7, 13, 25]

10

Better Knowledge

Have good knowledge is more knowledgeable than have less knowledge

(Mardiyanti et al., 2019), (Oguntunde et al., 2021)

[13, 18]

11

Older than 35 years old

• Mother aged > 35 years old are more knowledgeable of postpartum

• Older women are more knowledgeable

• Woman aged above 46 years old are more aware

(Dangura, 2020), (Mwilike, Nalwadda, et al., 2018), (Emeh et al., 2021)

[19, 23, 33]

12

Bad awareness on mother less than 24 years old

There was no significant association age (under 24 years compared with age 25 and over)

(Vallely et al., 2019) [16]

13

Close distance to health facility around 20 – 1 h trip

• The distance between house and health facility < 20 min on foot are more knowledgeable

• Distance to health facility < 1 h are more knowledgeable of childbirth

(Woldeamanuel et al., 2019), (Dangura, 2020)

[23, 25]

14

Family income > 27 – 40 USD

• Family monthly income ≥ 1500 ETB (Ethiopian Birr) ≈ 27,73 USD are more knowledgeable

• Mother who has monthly income of 40 USD are more knowledgeable of (2) postpartum

(Amenu et al., 2016), (Dangura, 2020)

[7, 23]

15

Currently pregnant

Women who is pregnant > 5 times are more knowledgeable

Mothers live with higher income are more knowledgeable

(Maseresha et al., 2016), (Salem et al., 2018)

[4, 31]

16

Participated in health survey

Participate in the PANDA mHealth project are more knowledgeable

(Salem et al., 2018) [31]

17

Autonomy for women by the family

Women authorized to decide to have medical care by the family are more knowledgeable

(Nigussie et al., 2019) [8]

18

Active source of information such as TV and Radio

Have functioning radio/ tv in the house are more knowledgeable of childbirth and postpartum

(Dangura, 2020) [23]