Table 2. Mothers’ knowledge pre-intervention/post-intervention groups of danger signs during pregnancy, childbirth, and in newborns.
| Pre-intervention N = 364 |
Post-intervention N = 377 |
bDiff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | n (%) | n (%) | % | P-value |
| Knowledge of aDS in pregnancy | ||||
| Blurred vision | 252 (69.2) | 265 (71.0) | 1.8 | 0.116 |
| Severe headache | 256 (70.3) | 307 (82.3) | 12.0 | 0.001 |
| Convulsions/fainting | 206 (56.6) | 221 (59.2) | 2.6 | 0.63 |
| Swelling | 208 (57.1) | 259 (69.4) | 12.3 | <0.001 |
| Vaginal bleeding | 192 (52.7) | 254 (68.1) | 15.4 | <0.001 |
| Knowledge of at least 3 DS in pregnancy | 215 (59.1) | 258 (79.4) | 20.3 | <0.001 |
| Knowledge of DS in childbirth | ||||
| Labour longer than 8 hours | 226 (80.1) | 247 (65.7) | -14.4 | <0.001 |
| Hand appears first | 177 (60) | 254 (67.6) | 7.6 | <0.001 |
| Foot appears first | 162 (60.9) | 256 (68.1) | 7.2 | <0.001 |
| Cord appears first | 149 (57.3) | 243 (64.6) | 7.3 | <0.001 |
| Excessive bleeding | 154 (58.7) | 224 (59.6) | 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Convulsion | 128 (53.3) | 203 (54.0) | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Knowledge of at least 3 DS in childbirth | 153 (42.0) | 254 (67.4) | 25.4 | <0.001 |
| Knowledge of DS in newborns | ||||
| Fever | 302 (83.0) | 294 (78.2) | -4.8 | 0.22 |
| Poor breastfeeding | 278 (76.4) | 306 (81.4) | 5 | 0.084 |
| Fast breathing | 257 (70.6) | 288 (76.6) | 6 | 0.009 |
| Chest in drawing | 227 (62.5) | 249 (66.4) | 3.9 | <0.001 |
| Drowsy/loss of consciousness | 164 (45.3) | 221 (58.8) | 13.5 | <0.001 |
| Skin infection around umbilicus | 152 (41.8) | 205 (54.4) | 12.6 | <0.001 |
| Cord discharge | 178 (48.9) | 230 (61.2) | 12.3 | <0.001 |
| Chills/rigors | 161 (44.2) | 219 (58.2) | 14.0 | <0.001 |
| Knowledge of at least 5 DS | 178 (48.9) | 219 (58.1) | 9.2 | 0.012 |
aDS = Danger Signs
bDiff = Absolute difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention group