Determinants of maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs among postpartum mothers in Southern Ethiopia: institutional-based cross-sectional study.

Knowledge of neonatal danger signs was low in the study area. Mothers resided in an urban area, having antenatal follow-up, mothers who had got breastfeeding counselling, mothers who had got postnatal care counselling, multiparous mothers and good practice of essential neonatal care were factors associated with maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs. Therefore, healthcare workers should encourage mothers to have antenatal follow-up and provide postnatal care counselling regarding key neonatal danger signs before discharge from the health facilities.