Abstract
This study was designed to investigate of five obstetric danger sign among pregnant women attending antenatal care of ICMH, Matuail, Dhaka.
It was a cross-sectional study conducted among 200 pregnant women, aged 18 years and above, who attended antenatal follow-up from May to August 2009 at Obstetrical out Patient Department (OPD), in ICMH, Matuail, Dhaka. Data were collected personally by using a structured questionnaire through interviewing which aimed to assess awareness of five danger signs.
In this study majority of the respondents, (62.5%) were from rural area and only 27.5% from urban area. The mostly reported mean age of pregnant women was around 25 years (74%>).
Almost all were housewife (98%). In case of education level, 6%> respondents did not receive any formal education and remaining was more or less educated. Among the all participants 40% and 60% were in 2nd and 3rd trimester of their pregnancy. Regarding source of knowledge 50% women got idea through reading posters, 15% informed by health care providers and 4%> were learned by watching and listening pregnancy healthcare related programs in television and radio. In terms of the five obstetric danger signs, only 2% respondents were knowledgeable about all of the signs. Majority of the women, 36%) had no idea about danger sign of pregnancy whereas 4%>, 14%>, 22%> and 22%> women knew at least one, two, three and four obstetric danger signs, respectively. Therefore, the most common spontaneously mentioned danger sign was ‘convulsion' (52%>), followed by vaginal bleeding (50%), severe headache with vomiting (44%), high fever (32%) and prolong labour (16%>).
Women had low awareness of danger signs of pregnancy whereas better awareness of danger signs was strongly associated with higher level of education of the woman.
Keywords: Obstetric danger signs, Knowledge. Pregnancy, Antenatal care.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Begum Shamsun Naher Shirin
Associate Professor, Current Charge, Gyanae, US Bangla Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i11.66
