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Table 3 Knowledge of danger signs, experience of complications and sought treatment during pregnancy, delivery and post-delivery

From: Utilization of maternal health services and its determinants: a cross-sectional study among women in rural Uttar Pradesh, India

Key danger signs

Knowledge of danger sings

Complications during pregnancy

Sought treatmenta

During pregnancy

(n = 2208)

(n = 1190)

 

Median number of complications they are aware of (Q1, Q3)(min, max)

2(2, 3)(1, 9)

  

 Excessive vaginal bleeding

324 (14.7)

51 (4.3)

48 (94.1)

 Severe headache

191 (8.7)

39 (3.3)

31 (79.5)

 Vaginal discharge (foul smelling)/water

276 (12.5)

87 (7.3)

84 (96.6)

 Blurred vision/visual disturbance

148 (6.7)

45 (3.7)

23 (52.3)

 Convulsions

21 (0.9)

4 (0.3)

4 (100.0)

 High blood pressure

44 (2.0)

10 (0.8)

10 (100.0)

 Swelling of feet/hand

564 (25.5)

188 (15.8)

121 (64.4)

 Severe lower abdominal pain

1187 (53.4)

491 (41.2)

396 (80.7)

During delivery

 

(n = 728)

 

Median number of complications they are aware of (Q1, Q3) (min, max)

2(1, 3)(1, 13)

  

 Excessive vaginal bleeding

761 (34.5)

116 (15.9)

97 (83.6)

 Feel something discharge

256 (11.6)

61 (8.4)

55 (90.2)

 Severe abdominal pain

920 (41.7)

396 (54.4)

326 (82.3)

 Prolonged labor over 12 h

219 (9.9)

67 (9.2)

55 (82.1)

 Baby in abnormal position

651 (29.5)

62 (8.5)

59 (95.2)

 Cord around the neck

249 (11.3)

24 (3.2)

23 (95.8)

 Convulsions

55 (2.5)

8 (1.1)

7 (87.5)

 High fever

247 (11.2)

30 (4.1)

28 (93.3)

Post-natal period

 

(n = 658)

 

Median number of complications they are aware of (Q1, Q3) (min, max)

2 (1, 3) (0, 7)

  

 Excessive vaginal bleeding

707 (32.0)

97 (14.7)

76 (78.4)

 Severe headache

217 (9.8)

52 (7.9)

46 (88.5)

 Foul smelling vaginal discharge

135 (6.1)

24 (3.6)

19 (79.2)

 Convulsions or fits

36 (1.6)

6 (0.9)

5 (83.3)

 High fever

824 (37.3)

238 (36.2)

234 (98.3)

 Severe abdominal pain

674 (30.5)

188 (28.6)

158 (84.0)

 Blurred vision

130 (5.9)

39 (5.9)

30 (76.9)

 Breast related problems

43 (1.9)

16 (2.4)

15 (93.8)

  1. aDenominator (n) for each cell of this column is those who reported complications in the previous column