Cross-sectional study assesses knowledge of neonatal danger signs in postpartum mothers, suggesting educational impact on awareness.
Key Points
The study aims to evaluate maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Adama, Ethiopia.
Facility-based cross-sectional study conducted from April 1–30, 2022.
426 postpartum women selected using systematic random sampling.
Data collected through exit interviews with a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS.
75.5% had good knowledge of neonatal danger signs (95% CI 71.6–79.7%).
Factors associated with good knowledge include higher education (AOR: 4.83; 95% CI: 1.49, 15.64) and delivery by caesarean section (AOR: 2.47; 95% CI: 1.28, 4.80).
Recognition-based measurement may inflate knowledge estimates.