The experience of men who participated in interventions to improve demand for and utilization of maternal and child health services in northern Nigeria: a qualitative comparative study

Table 1 Knowledge items mentioned spontaneously

	Participated in support group						Did not participate in support group
	Kaduna 1	Kaduna 2	Kaduna 3	Katsina 1	Katsina 2	Katsina 3	Kaduna 1	Kaduna 2	Kaduna 2	Katsina 1	Katsina 2	Katsina 3
Danger signs in pregnancy, labour and delivery
Severe bleeding	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		X
Severe headache	X	X	X	X	X		X			X	X
High fever		X		X	X			X	X
Blurred vision			X					X	X	X
Swelling of the hand or face	X			X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Pelvic or abdominal pain	X	X	X							X	X
Hypertension	X	X			X
Anaemia or low blood pressure		X	X		X	X	X			X
Baby does not move									X
Water breaks without labour	X		X			X		X
Convulsions		X		X
Labour too long		X	X	X			X
Placenta not delivered soon after baby		X					X
Danger signs to newborn babies [first week]
Difficulty of fast breathing	X		X	X				X		X	X
Yellow skin or eye colour	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Poor sucking or feeding	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X
Puss, bleeding, or discharge from around umbilical cord	X	X	X	X	X	X			X
Baby very small	X	X		X	X	X		X	X		X	X
Convulsions or spasms		X	X
Red or swollen eyes, or pus in eyes								X			X
High fever	X	X	X	X			X	X	X

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