Level and factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among semi-pastoral pregnant women in southern Ethiopia, 2016

Table 2 Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy, labor and immediate postpartum period among semi pastoral pregnant women, Bule Hora woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia, August 2016

Variables	Frequency
Danger signs during pregnancy	Yes		No
Danger signs during pregnancy	No	%	No	%
Sever fatigue	158	21.2	588	78.8
Severe abdominal pain	142	19	604	81
Bleeding from the vagina	198	26.5	548	73.5
Fever	32	4.3	714	95.7
Unusual swelling of face/finger/legs	76	10.2	670	89.8
Sever and continued headache	151	20.2	595	79.8
Rapid or difficult breathing	61	8.2	685	91.8
Foul smelling vaginal discharge	68	9.1	678	90.9
Convulsions/fits	27	3.6	719	96.4
Loss of consciousness	58	7.8	688	92.2
Blurred vision	127	17	619	83
Danger signs in labor and delivery
Heavy bleeding	242	32.4	504	67.6
Prolonged (> 12 h) labor	337	45.2	409	54.8
Vaginal tearing	75	10.7	671	89.9
Green or brown water coming from the vaginal	65	8.7	681	91.3
Water break and labor not induced within 6 h	67	9	679	91
Placenta not expelled within 1 h	298	39.9	448	60.1
Danger signs in postpartum
Heavy bleeding	265	35.5	481	64.5
Bad smelling vaginal discharge	158	21.2	588	78.8
High fever	88	11.8	658	88.2
Painful urination	148	19.9	598	80.1
Hot swollen, painful breasts	186	24.9	560	75.1

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