Table 3

Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric among mothers who had delivered within 1 year prior to the study at Gilgelbelles town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=422)

VariablesNo. (%)
Heard about the advantage of health facility delivery
 Yes395 (93.6)
 No27 (6.4)
Source of information (multiple responses possible), n=395
 Healthcare providers248 (58.8)
 Mass media194 (45.9)
 Others*59 (14.0)
Danger signs of obstetric (multiple responses possible)
 Vaginal bleeding234 (55.4)
 Swelling of hands and face87 (20.6)
 Severe headache106 (25.1)
 Dizziness and blurring of vision71 (16.8)
 Reduced fetal movement140 (33.2)
 Severe abdominal pain30 (7.1)
 Excessive vomiting61 (14.4)
 Gush of fluids93 (22.0)
 Premature onset of labour49 (11.6)
 Prolonged labour88 (20.8)
 Convulsion63 (14.9)
 Retained placenta54 (12.8)
 Epigastria pain76 (18.0)
 High-grade fever163 (38.6)
 Foul-smelling vaginal discharge65 (15.4)
Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications
 Good knowledge113 (26.8)
 Poor knowledge309 (73.2)
  • *Family, friends and neighbourhood.