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Table 2 Antenatal and postnatal care utilization of mothers attending PNC at Woldia General Hospital, January–May, 2017

From: Low level of knowledge about neonatal danger signs and its associated factors among postnatal mothers attending at Woldia general hospital, Ethiopia

Attributes

N

%

Do you know ANC follow up time?

Yes

69

35.0

No

128

65.0

Did you attend ANC?

Yes

172

87.3

No

25

12.7

How many ANC visit did you attend?

1 Visit

10

5.1

2 Visit

38

19.3

3 Visit

52

26.4

4 Visit

72

36.5

Did you get information about postnatal service?

Yes

122

61.9

No

75

38.1

What is your source of information about PNC Service?a

Health Provider

99

50.3

Health Extension workers

17

8.6

Community Conversation

1

0.5

Media(TV, Radio)

5

2.5

Traditional Birth Attendant

0

0

Knowing when PNC starts

On the date of delivery (1-6 h)

41

20.8

6 h-6 days

18

9.1

6–7 days

5

2.5

> 7 days

7

3.6

Knowing PNP is danger time for mothers & neonates

Yes

90

45.7

No

107

54.3

Do you know danger signs of PNP?

Yes

95

48.2

No

24

12.2

Types of PNP Danger signs for mothers and neonatesa

Excessive bleeding

100

50.8

Neonatal infections

64

32.5

Unable to breastfeed

68

34.5

Vomiting

61

31.0

Others

16

8.1

Reasons to attend current PNC servicea

Excessive bleeding

41

20.8

Neonate infections

52

26.4

Unable to breast feed

39

19.8

Others

66

33.5

What education did you get during PNC attending time? a

Personal hygiene

128

65.0

Immunization

136

69.0

Family planning

135

68.5

Breast feeding

109

55.3

Neonatal infection

92

46.7

Care to ill neonates

66

33.5

Did you get the education about your neonate danger signs during PNC?

Yes

105

53.3

No

92

46.7

What education did you get about your neonate during PNC? a

The advantage of breastfeeding

91

46.2

Cord care

62

31.5

Eye care

54

27.4

Thermoregulation

54

27.4

Different immunization

63

32.0

About neonatal danger signs

53

26.9

Others

4

2.0

Where did you deliver your current baby?

Home

32

16.2

Hospital

149

75.6

Health Center

16

8.1

How did you deliver?

Spontaneous vertex delivery

132

67.0

Cesarean section

54

27.4

Instrumental

11

5.6

  1. a Multiple responses of respondents