Males’ Knowledge about Danger Signs and Emerging Complications during Pregnancy among Males Attending OPD Clinics at Bugando Medical Centre
Denis R. Gobbo CUHAS/MD/4002469/T/18
Males’ Knowledge about Danger Signs and Emerging Complications during Pregnancy among Males Attending OPD Clinics at Bugando Medical Centre - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023 - 42 Pages Includes References and Appendices
Abstract:
Danger signs in pregnancy are life-threatening signs, which indicate that something is going wrong with pregnant woman or the pregnancy itself. Data on the males’ knowledge and perception about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy among males attending OPD clinics are scarce in Tanzania and Sub-Saharan Africa at large despite the fact that males knowledge on danger signs during pregnancy are important to prevent the arising complication. This necessitate the need for further research to address the problem.
Objectives: The study aims to determine the males’ knowledge and perception about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy among males attending OPD clinics at Bugando Medical Center
Methods: This will be a cross sectional hospital based study involving 354 adult male attending outpatients BMC clinic which will be conducted from December 2022 to January 2023. Sociodemographic and other relevant information will be collected by using structured questionnaires. Data will be entered into Microsoft Excel and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS version 25.0) for further analysis. The study will raise knowledge about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy and the importance of early intervention this will in turn decrease maternal mortality rate.
Results; A total of 378 participants were included in this study. The mean age 41 ± 18 years. Majority of participants (35.2%) were in age between 21-30 years. More than three quarter of the participants (85.7%) were from urban. More than half of the participants (62.4%) were married. More than a quarter of the participants (32.3%) had university level of education. Majority of the participants (52.4%) were employed by occupation. about three quarter of the participants (96.3%) heard about danger signs that can happen during pregnancy. More than half (74.1) heard from community health workers. More than three quarter (96%) know about danger signs. Majority (19%) know about Vaginal bleeding. More than half of the participants (73.3%) attend to health centres when danger signs happens. 97.6% heard about complications that can happen with pregnancy and about 96.3% know some of the complications. Nearly half (41%) of the participants knew about severe bleeding during pregnancy and 74.3% of all participants in the study attend health centre when complications happen. majority (93.1%) heard about birth preparedness during pregnancy and more than three quarter (93.4%) save money during their wives’ pregnancy. Nearly all of the participants (98.4%) identify and more than three quarters (92.6%) identify skilled attendant. Almost all of the participants involved in this study (98.4%) identify where to go in case of emergency and about 90.7% identify blood donor
Conclusion: The study findings indicated that knowledge about danger signs, emerging complications during pregnancy and birth preparedness among males was high. Good knowledge was associated with awareness campaigns that have been practiced recently but also with influences from modernizing some of our culture practices.
Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz
--Obstetrics and Gynecology --Pharmacology
Males’ Knowledge about Danger Signs and Emerging Complications during Pregnancy among Males Attending OPD Clinics at Bugando Medical Centre - Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023 - 42 Pages Includes References and Appendices
Abstract:
Danger signs in pregnancy are life-threatening signs, which indicate that something is going wrong with pregnant woman or the pregnancy itself. Data on the males’ knowledge and perception about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy among males attending OPD clinics are scarce in Tanzania and Sub-Saharan Africa at large despite the fact that males knowledge on danger signs during pregnancy are important to prevent the arising complication. This necessitate the need for further research to address the problem.
Objectives: The study aims to determine the males’ knowledge and perception about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy among males attending OPD clinics at Bugando Medical Center
Methods: This will be a cross sectional hospital based study involving 354 adult male attending outpatients BMC clinic which will be conducted from December 2022 to January 2023. Sociodemographic and other relevant information will be collected by using structured questionnaires. Data will be entered into Microsoft Excel and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences software (SPSS version 25.0) for further analysis. The study will raise knowledge about danger signs and emerging complications during pregnancy and the importance of early intervention this will in turn decrease maternal mortality rate.
Results; A total of 378 participants were included in this study. The mean age 41 ± 18 years. Majority of participants (35.2%) were in age between 21-30 years. More than three quarter of the participants (85.7%) were from urban. More than half of the participants (62.4%) were married. More than a quarter of the participants (32.3%) had university level of education. Majority of the participants (52.4%) were employed by occupation. about three quarter of the participants (96.3%) heard about danger signs that can happen during pregnancy. More than half (74.1) heard from community health workers. More than three quarter (96%) know about danger signs. Majority (19%) know about Vaginal bleeding. More than half of the participants (73.3%) attend to health centres when danger signs happens. 97.6% heard about complications that can happen with pregnancy and about 96.3% know some of the complications. Nearly half (41%) of the participants knew about severe bleeding during pregnancy and 74.3% of all participants in the study attend health centre when complications happen. majority (93.1%) heard about birth preparedness during pregnancy and more than three quarter (93.4%) save money during their wives’ pregnancy. Nearly all of the participants (98.4%) identify and more than three quarters (92.6%) identify skilled attendant. Almost all of the participants involved in this study (98.4%) identify where to go in case of emergency and about 90.7% identify blood donor
Conclusion: The study findings indicated that knowledge about danger signs, emerging complications during pregnancy and birth preparedness among males was high. Good knowledge was associated with awareness campaigns that have been practiced recently but also with influences from modernizing some of our culture practices.
Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz
--Obstetrics and Gynecology --Pharmacology