Belete Teshome* and Yirgalem Feleke
Background: Maternal mortality rates in Ethiopia are still high; at an estimated 412 per 100,000 live births, where little is known about the status of pregnant women on danger signs of pregnancy. Increasing women's knowledge of pregnancy danger signs is essential for safe motherhood.
Objectives: To assess knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy and its associated factors among women in the Akaki-Kality sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in the Akakikality sub-city from July 10 to July 25, 2022. A total of 464 study participants were chosen using a systematic random sampling technique. The level of knowledge of pregnancy danger signs was assessed using descriptive statistics, which were also used to summarize other variables. The associated factors with knowledge about the danger signs of pregnancy were declared using a binary logistic regression model with an adjusted odds ratio and a 95% confidence interval (CI).
Results: This study showed that about 259(57.6%) women had good knowledge about the danger signs of pregnancy. Family size [AOR: 1.929, 95% CI (1.138, 3.271)], Number of birth/parity [AOR: 3.872, 95% CI (1.039, 14.438)], Age of pregnancy at first ANC visit [AOR: 0.284, 95% CI (0.158, 0.510)] and be advised on danger sign of pregnancy during ANC visit [AOR: 4.212, 95% CI (2.159, 8.216)] were variables significantly associated with knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy.
Conclusion: More than half of the respondents were knowledgeable about the danger signs of pregnancy and action targeted to those significantly associated variables with knowledge about the danger signs of pregnancy should be taken to expand knowledge of women on pregnancy danger signs
Keywords: Knowledge; Danger signs; Pregnancy
Published Date: 2022-10-12; Received Date: 2022-09-13
