Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among reproductive age women in Raya Kobo district of Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Background Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications during pregnancy, labour, and postnatal period is the first essential step for appropriate and timely referral. This study aimed to investigate predictors of knowledge about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum period among mothers of reproductive age women who gave birth in the last 12 months. Methods A quantitative community based cross-sectional study was employed during March 2016. The study included 493 mothers who were selected by multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected by face-to-face interview. Logistic regression analyses were employed to identify factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs. Variables with a p-value