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Knowledge of pregnancy danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care services In Basra city | ||
| The Medical Journal of Basrah University | ||
| Article 6, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 134-142 PDF (478.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.140358.1126 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Reem Hisham Zahidi* 1; amal yasin almulla2 | ||
| 1ministry of health | ||
| 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Basra, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Pregnancy is a natural condition that can predispose to a number of physiological and psychological changes in the anticipated mothers, however normal pregnancy may face the risk of sudden, unexpected complications that may end up in death or harm to the mother or her unborn child. Method: The present study is a cross-sectional study carried out in four primary health care centers in Basra city to assess the knowledge of pregnant women attending ANC services about the danger signs of pregnancy and to identify the main factors affecting their knowledge. The study involved 385 pregnant women aged 15 years and older attending the selected primary health care centers during the study period. A special questionnaire form was designed for the purpose of the study to collect the relevant data. Results: Majority of the women had heard about pregnancy danger signs (53.2%), approximately half of them had obtained this information from a health-care provider with a considerable percentage of women who thought that it is important to know such information (86%).The knowledge level was poor in (45%) of women with a nearly similar percentage (44%) who exhibited good knowledge toward these signs. The most commonly recognized danger sign was vaginal bleeding followed by severe abdominal pain and reduced or absent fetal movement. Severe headache, weakness, swollen hands, face and feet and high grade fever were mentioned by (32.7%, 31.9%, 17.9% and 7.5%) of women respectively. As conclusion, knowledge level was poor in (45%) of women; however a nearly similar percentage (44%) had a good knowledge about these signs. Most commonly recognized danger sign was vaginal bleeding followed by severe abdominal pain and reduced or absent fetal movement. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Danger sign,,; ,،Pregnancy,,; ,،Knowledge | ||
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