Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs and Associated Factorsamong Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at HealthFacilities, in Tenta Woreda, South Wollo, Ethiopia 2019, A FacilityBased Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality related preventable cause among this the three delay are the main one, poor knowledge is believed one the contributing factor. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge danger signs of pregnancy and associated factors of antenatal mother in Tenta Woreda, Health Facilities, of South Wollo.

Methods: The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of pregnant mother and factors associated about obstetric danger signs. Institution based cross-sectional study was employed All the health facility in the woreda were included in the study and , the sample size calculated using single population proportion with the proportion of 21.9% based on previous study (Yirga chefe) it was 293 women’s ,the study subject proportionally allocated to the respective facility and systematic sampling was used to get every sample individual. The data collection tool had three parts sociodemographic part, reproductive part and knowledge based. The data were collected by interviewed method. The data was entered using epi data (version 4.2) and export to SPSS version 25.00 for clearing and analysis and Logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs. Using 95% CI variables with a p-value <0.05 were identified as statistically significant factors.

Result: The response rate of the study was ninety-eight percent (287). The overall knowledge of mother about obstetric danger signs that occurs in the three child bearing period (prenatal, postnatal, postnatal) were 78(27.2%). Separated knowledge were in this study, 128 (44.6%), 140(48%) and 132(46%) knew at least three danger signs during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period respectively. Being secondary education were 4.7 times knowledgeable than illiterate, (AOR=4.7, 95% CI 1.00,22.01) residency also another significantly determinant for maternal knowledge. Being urbanized were three times knowledgeable than the rural compartment (AOR=3.1, 95%CI=1.059,9.34). 

Conclusion: A significant proportion nearly (70%)of pregnant women in Tenta Woreda knows less than three obstetric danger signs. Area of residence, occupation, education level, gravidity and antenatal care service utilization were independently associated with the knowledge of women on obstetric danger signs.