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Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire. Predictors of knowledge and self-care reported practice were determined using binary logistic regression. p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05 was considered significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More than half ( n\u2009=\u2009213, 62.1%) of the postpartum women had adequate knowledge on prevention of puerperal sepsis. Only 39 (11.4%) of the women reported adequate self-care practices toward prevention of puerperal sepsis. Secondary education (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.18, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.06\u20130.49, p\u2009=\u20090.001), tertiary education (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.52, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.19\u20131.38, p\u2009=\u20090.021) and getting information from healthcare providers (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.06, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.55\u20132.06, p\u2009=\u20090.049) were significant determinants of knowledge on prevention of puerperal sepsis. Also, secondary education (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.11, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.04\u20130.30, p\u2009=\u20090.001), tertiary education (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.16, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.06\u20130.39, p\u2009=\u20090.001), and having more than four antenatal care visits (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.21, 95% confidence interval\u2009=\u20090.49\u20133.27, p\u2009=\u20090.041) were significant determinants of reported self-care practices for prevention of puerperal sepsis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A significant gap in reported self-care practices to prevent puerperal sepsis was evidence. Secondary and tertiary education were significant predictors for both knowledge and self-care reported practices. Special attention should be given to women with low education level.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057221082954","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,14]],"date-time":"2022-03-14T05:06:47Z","timestamp":1647234407000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Puerperal sepsis-related knowledge and reported self-care practices among postpartum women in Dar es salaam, Tanzania"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Dorice B","family":"Nchimbi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania"},{"name":"Maternal and Child Health Department, Kijitonyama Health Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0142-6081","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angelina A","family":"Joho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-17455057221082954","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12978-017-0437-8"},{"key":"bibr2-17455057221082954","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214-109X(14)70227-X"},{"key":"bibr3-17455057221082954","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12884-016-0986-9"},{"key":"bibr4-17455057221082954","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms20215388"},{"key":"bibr5-17455057221082954","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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