TY - JOUR AU - Bulto, Gizachew Abdissa AU - Fekene, Daniel Belema AU - Moti, Berhanu Ejara AU - Demissie, Getu Alemu AU - Daka, Keneni Berhanu PY - 2019 DA - 2019/08/28 TI - Knowledge of neonatal danger signs, care seeking practice and associated factors among postpartum mothers at public health facilities in Ambo town, Central Ethiopia JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 549 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Neonatal mortality has remained high in Ethiopia inspite of different efforts being undertaken to reduce this negative trend. Early detection of neonatal illnesses has an important step towards improving newborn survival. Toward this end, there is a need for postpartum mothers to be able to identify signs in neonates that signifies severe neonatal illnesses. There is limited information about the knowledge of post-partum mothers on NDSs and associated factors in the study area. This study aims to assess knowledge of NDSs, care-seeking practice and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Ambo town, Ethiopia, 2018. A systematic random sampling was employed to select respondents and data was collected through face-to-face interviews. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions were utilized. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4583-7 DO - 10.1186/s13104-019-4583-7 ID - Bulto2019 ER -