KNOWLEDGE OF OBSTETRIC DANGER SIGNS AND ITS EFFECT ON 4+ ANC VISITS, BPCR, SBA USE DURING DELIVERY AND PNC WITHIN 48 HOURS POST-DELIVERY AMONG WOMEN WHO GAVE BIRTH IN THE PAST 24 MONTHS AT BABATI RURAL NORTHERN TANZANIA

<b>^{Community-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2019 among women who delivered in the past 24 months in two wards at Babati Rural district, Tanzania. Standard Questionnaire was used for data collection.}</b><b>^{A Swahili questionnaire was used to collect information from the participants. The questionnaire had closed and open-ended questions and consists of six sub-sections. The first part collected information on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, second was reproductive and maternal health history, and third part collected information on ANC use, place of delivery and use of skilled birth attendant during the last pregnancy. The fourth section collected information on knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy, labor and childbirths and after delivery, and fifth on having birth preparedness and complication readiness plan for the last pregnancy. Post-Natal Care practice after delivery was the last section.}</b><b>^{The interviews were conducted at either participant’s home, or at health facility room depending on the preference of the participant. After finishing data collection verbal observation from the field was shared with the DMO, which will be followed by a full research report of the study after completion.}</b><b><br></b>