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Mothers' health-seeking practices and associated factors towards neonatal danger signs in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs and associated factors among postpartum mothers attending public health facilities in Adama town, Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundA decrease in obtaining quality healthcare is a major cause of maternal and newborn deaths in low-income and middle-income countries. Ethiopia has one of the highest neonatal mortality rates. Increasing mothers' health-seeking practices related to neonatal danger signs is an essential strategy for reducing the death rate of newborns. However, the pooled prevalence of mothers' health-seeking practices related to neonatal danger signs is not well known in Ethiopia.
objectiveThe main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the mothers' health-seeking practices and associated factors towards neonatal danger signs in Ethiopia.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES: The primary outcome was to assess the mothers' health-seeking practices towards neonatal danger signs and the secondary outcome was to identify factors associated with health-seeking practices.
methodsIn total, comprehensive literature was searched in the PubMed, Google Scholar, HINARI, Embase and CINAHL databases published up to 30 December 2023. A random effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence and adjusted OR (AOR). Stata (V.17.0) was used to analyse the data. I
resultsOverall, 1011 articles were retrieved, and 11 cross-sectional studies, with a total of 5066 study participants, were included in this systematic review. The overall pooled prevalence of mothers' health-seeking practices for neonatal danger signs in Ethiopia was 52.15%. Postnatal care follow-up (AOR 2.72; 95% CI 1.62 to 4.56), good maternal knowledge (AOR 3.20, 95% CI 2.24 to 4.56), educational status of secondary school and above (AOR 4.17, 95% CI 2.04 to 8.55), women's decision-making autonomy (AOR 3.59, 95% CI 1.60 to 8.06) and place of delivery (AOR 2.71, 95% CI 1.21 to 6.04) were significantly associated with mothers' health-seeking practices for neonatal danger signs.
conclusionThe maternal health-seeking practices of women towards neonatal danger signs were found to be low in Ethiopia. When barriers to seeking care for newborn danger signs are successfully removed, women's practices for seeking care for neonatal danger signs could decrease perinatal mortality.
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