KNOWLEDGE OF NEONATAL DANGER SIGNS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHER扴 WHO GAVE BIRTH DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN MEICHA DISTRICT, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA: COMPARATIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: Danger signs in the neonatal period are non specific and could be a manifestation of almost any new born disease. Early recognition of these signs by mothers is a pre-request for increasing neonatal care seeking behavior. But there is a gap in assessing mother抯 knowledge in neonatal danger signs. Because previous few studies undertaken in Ethiopia did not address some factors that affect neonatal mortality in country context. Objective: To assess knowledge of neonatal danger sign and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at home and health institution in Meicha District, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April, 2018 among 650 mothers