The effect of social behavior change communication package on maternal knowledge in obstetric danger signs among mothers in East Mamprusi District of Ghana

Table 6 Association between knowledge of at least 3 danger signs during pregnancy childbirth, neonatal and postpartum periods and selected socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics

Variable	AOR (95% CI) danger signs of pregnancy	AOR (95% CI) danger signs during birth	AOR (95% CI) postpartum danger signs	AOR (95% CI) newborn danger signs
Treatment Arm
Comparison	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Intervention	1.90 (1.47, 2.45)^***	2.58 (1.87, 3.57)^***	3.39 (2.31, 4.96)^***	2.19 (1.68, 2.84)^***
Maternal Age (years)
Under 25	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
25–34	0.91 (0.67, 1.22)	Not significant in final model	Not significant in final model	Not significant
≥ 35	1.52 (1.03, 2.23)^*	Not significant in final model	Not significant in final model	Not significant
Adequacy of ANC
No	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Yes	Not significant	Not significant in final model	1.50 (1.04, 2.16)^*	1.58 (1.19, 2.10)^*
Having at least one wrong MNCH belief
Yes	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
No	1.81 (1.40, 2.35)^***	1.71 (1.26, 2.32)^**	1.39 (1.02, 1.89)^*	0.70 (0.53, 0.92)^*
Uptake of postnatal services at least once in the first week after delivery
No	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Yes	Not significant in final model	1.75 (1.06, 2.85)^*	3.90 (2.01, 7.58)^***	1.54 (1.02, 2.32)^*

^*significant at p <0.05; ^**significant at p <0.01; ^***significant at p <0.001
AOR (95% CI): Adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence level

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