What do husbands know about neonatal danger signs? A cross-sectional study in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed husbands' knowledge of neonatal danger signs in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia, focusing on fathers of infants born within the preceding 6 months (2023).

Design

Community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia.

Participants

We systematically selected 613 husbands of postpartum women (sampling period: December 15, 2022,-January 15, 2023).

Methods

Data were collected via structured questionnaires, entered into EpiData (v4.6) and analysed using SPSS (v26). Binary logistic regression identified factors associated with knowledge; statistical significance was set at p<0.05 in the multivariable analysis.

Results

Among the 613 respondents, slightly over half (53%, n=325) demonstrated good knowle

SUBMITTER: Zeleke A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278159 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature