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Pregnancy-related sepsis is responsible for \u223c10% to 15% of maternal deaths. Despite this burden, no comprehensive review has examined self-care practices related to its prevention. Therefore, this review sought to evaluate self-care behaviors aimed at preventing puerperal sepsis and to explore associated factors among postnatal women in Africa.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Sources and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis of 17 eligible studies on the prevalence of self-care practices for puerperal sepsis prevention and their associations among postnatal mothers. Searched PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, ScienceDirect, African Journals Online, and Google Scholar from December 10, 2023 to January 15, 2024. A Joanna Briggs Institute adapted tool was used to assess the quality of the studies. Forest plot, Cochran's Q test, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and metaregression model were used to test heterogeneity between included studies. Funnel plots and Egger's test were used to examine publication bias.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 17 studies that meet the inclusion criteria were included. The pooled prevalence of self-care for puerperal sepsis prevention practices among postpartum women was 36.09% (95% CI: 26.35, 45.82). Among postpartum women, urban dwellers (AOR: 3.23, 95% CI: 1.86, 5.63), those who were above tertiary education status (AOR: 2.81, 95% CI: 1.11, 4.67), those who had a good level of knowledge (AOR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.11, 4.67), and those who had \u22654 ANC contacts (AOR: 3.75, 95% CI: 2.23, 6.31) were identified as associated factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Only 36.09% of postpartum women practiced self-care practices to prevent puerperal sepsis at home. It would be better to design a new healthcare system during maternal healthcare to scale up mothers\u2019 self-care puerperal sepsis prevention practices to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality caused by puerperal sepsis. 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