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Table 2 Factors affecting women’s knowledge of obstetric danger signs in Ethiopia

From: WOMEN's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger signs in Ethiopia (WOMEN's KODE):a systematic review and meta-analysis

Thematic area

Factors associated with better knowledge of women

Studies

Socio-demographic factors

Younger women

[58, 59]

Older women

[54, 57, 63]

Educated mothers

[51, 54, 56, 58,59,60, 70,71,72]

Higher household income

[58, 69]

Having educated partners

[57, 59, 69]

Employed mothers

[51, 57, 69,70,71]

Having employed partners

[59]

Married women

[56]

Urban residence

[56, 59, 60, 63, 69]

Reproductive history

Higher gravidity and parity

[56, 57, 63]

Previous prolonged labour

[73]

Health service use

Having ANC visit

[51, 60, 63, 69, 71]

Previously gave birth at health facility

[51, 54, 72]

Satisfaction with the service

[54]

Distance < 30 min from facility

[59, 69]

Miscellaneous factors

Exposure to media

[70, 72]

Autonomous women

[54, 58]