Variables | No. (%) |
Heard about the advantage of health facility delivery | |
Yes | 395 (93.6) |
No | 27 (6.4) |
Source of information (multiple responses possible), n=395 | |
Healthcare providers | 248 (58.8) |
Mass media | 194 (45.9) |
Others* | 59 (14.0) |
Danger signs of obstetric (multiple responses possible) | |
Vaginal bleeding | 234 (55.4) |
Swelling of hands and face | 87 (20.6) |
Severe headache | 106 (25.1) |
Dizziness and blurring of vision | 71 (16.8) |
Reduced fetal movement | 140 (33.2) |
Severe abdominal pain | 30 (7.1) |
Excessive vomiting | 61 (14.4) |
Gush of fluids | 93 (22.0) |
Premature onset of labour | 49 (11.6) |
Prolonged labour | 88 (20.8) |
Convulsion | 63 (14.9) |
Retained placenta | 54 (12.8) |
Epigastria pain | 76 (18.0) |
High-grade fever | 163 (38.6) |
Foul-smelling vaginal discharge | 65 (15.4) |
Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications | |
Good knowledge | 113 (26.8) |
Poor knowledge | 309 (73.2) |
*Family, friends and neighbourhood.