Table 3 Neonatal-related characteristics of neonates admitted to the neonate intensive care unit (NICU) of the HUCSH, Southern Ethiopia, 2022

GA (wks)

≥ 37

12 (7.1%)

158 (92.9%)

Reference

< 37

20(36.4%)

35 (63.6%)

0.001

Birth (g)

2500–3999

9 (6.4%)

131 (93.6%)

Reference

< 2500

23 (30.7%)

52 (69.3%)

0.001

Respiratory rate

( breath/min)

31–60

13 (10.9%)

106 (89.1%)

Reference

≥ 61

16 (15.7%)

86 (84.3%)

0.019

≤ 30

3 (75.0%)

1 (25.0%)

0.007

Body temperature(^OC)

36.5–37.5

11 (9.6%)

103 (90.4%)

Reference

≥ 37.6

4 (9.3%)

39 (90.7%)

0.048

< 36.5

17 (25.0%)

51 (75.0%)

0.007

Hypoglycemia

No

27 (12.8%)

184 (87.2%)

Reference

Yes

5 (35.7% )

9 (64.3%)

0.025

Perinatal asphyxia

No

24 (12.0%)

176 (88.0%)

Reference

Yes

8 (32.0%)

17 (68.0%)

0.010

Sepsis

No

13 (12.6%)

90(87.4%)

Reference

Yes

19 (15.6%)

103 (84.4%)

0.570

Hospital acquired infection

No

21 (10.9%)

172 (89.1%)

Reference

Yes

11 (34.4%)

21 (65.6%)

0.001

Congenital malformations

No

20 (13.2%)

132 (86.8%)

Reference

Yes

7 (18.9%)

30 (81.1%)

0.372

Jaundice

No

24 (14.4% )

143 (85.6%)

Reference

Yes

8 (13.8%)

50 (86.2%)

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