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October 1, 2025Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana

Level And Determinants of Knowledge on Neonatal Danger Signs and Health Seeking Practices Among Mothers of Infants Seen at a Tertiary Hospital in Freetown

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IAIrene AkhigbeRLRonita D.C. LukeNNNVT NVT

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Overview

Cross-sectional study assesses knowledge of neonatal danger signs and health seeking practices in mothers, indicating education gaps.

Key Points

  • Only 44.7% of mothers demonstrated good knowledge of neonatal danger signs.
  • The health seeking practices showed a positive trend, with 72.6% of mothers seeking appropriate care.
  • Factors like educational status, occupation, and higher parity significantly predicted knowledge levels.
  • Enhanced educational efforts are necessary to boost maternal knowledge on neonatal danger signs.

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Akhigbe et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91cffe798ba2fc498b59https://doi.org/10.60014/pmjg.v14i2.435
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