Table 1 |
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Women's awareness of obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, during delivery and after delivery (N = 1118). |
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Obstetric danger sign |
Awareness of |
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Pregnancy |
Delivery |
After delivery |
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n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
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Vaginal bleeding |
107 |
9.6 |
149 |
13.3 |
259a |
23.2 |
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Lack of blood (Anemia) |
97 |
8.7 |
28 |
2.5 |
83 |
7.4 |
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Fits of pregnancy |
78 |
7.0 |
103 |
9.2 |
116 |
10.4 |
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Severe abdominal pain |
60 |
5.4 |
19 |
1.7 |
52 |
4.7 |
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High grade fever |
56 |
5.0 |
7 |
0.6 |
32 |
2.9 |
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High blood pressure |
37 |
3.3 |
15 |
1.3 |
18 |
1.6 |
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Severe headache |
21 |
1.9 |
7 |
0.6 |
5 |
0.4 |
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Loss of consciousness |
8 |
0.7 |
25 |
2.7 |
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Swelling of the lower limbs |
77 |
6.9 |
21 |
1.9 |
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Awareness of fast heart beat |
18 |
1.6 |
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Child does not move |
13 |
1.2 |
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Prolonged labor |
17 |
1.5 |
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Retained placenta |
89 |
8.0 |
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Do not know any of the above |
832 |
74.4 |
863 |
77.2 |
672 |
60.1 |
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a severe vaginal bleeding |
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Pembe et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9:12 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-9-12 |
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