Haftom Gebrehiwot, Sara Bahta and Nuguse Haile
The main objective of this study was to assess awareness of danger signs of pregnancy and its associated factors in Mekelle public hospitals, 2014. Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among 422 pregnant mothers. Data was collected using interviewer administered questionnaire; it was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16. The data were presented using texts, graphs and tables. Out of the total participants of this study 79.6% mothers had information about danger signs of pregnancy from which 61.9% mothers had information about vaginal bleeding followed by sudden gush of fluid before labor which was mentioned by 41.9% of respondents. Severe unusual abdominal pain was the least known danger signs as mentioned by 19 % of mothers. The main source of information for the danger signs was health personnel and Negligence was the main reason for not having good awareness about danger signs of pregnancy. Therefore, health extension workers should strengthen their awareness creation activities; community mobilization and health education should be considered with policy makers and other interested organizations.
