Table 4 Factors affecting neonatal mortality at the NICU of the HUCSH, Southern Ethiopia, 2022

Number of ANC visits

≥ 4

19 (13.2%)

152 (13.2%)

1

1

Ref.

1–3

9 (20.5%)

35 (79.5%)

5.33 (1.38–20.62

2.36 (0.35–9.04)

0.381

No

4 (40.0%)

6 (60.0%)

2.59 (0.60–9.19)

2.18 (0.27–17.53)

0.465

Parity

< 2

12 (12.2%)

86 (87.8%)

1

1

2–4

15 (13.6%)

95 (86.4%)

0.88 (0.39–1.99)

0.20 (0.42–11.28)

0.194

> 4

5 (29.4%)

12 (70.6%)

0.34 (0.10–1.12)

0.13 (0.41–12.53)

0.125

Intrapartumcomplications

No

23 (12.8%)

156 (87.2%)

1

1

Ref.

Yes

9 (23.7%)

29 (76.3%)

0.48 (0.20–1.13)

1.68 (0.40–7.05)

0.478

Duration of PROM

< 12 h

27 (13.2%)

178 (86.8%)

1

1

Ref.

≥ 12 h

5 (25.0%)

15 (75.0%)

0.46 (0.15–1.35)

1.64 (0.29–9.31)

0.575

GA in

weeks

≥ 37

12 (7.1%)

158 (92.9%)

1

1

Ref.

< 37

20 (36.4%)

35 (63.6%)

7.52 (3.37–9.81)

4.21(2.43–8.69)

0.048^*

Birth weight

in grams

≥ 2500

9 (6.0%)

141 (94.0%)

1

1

Ref.

< 2500

23 (30.7%)

52 (69.3%)

34.47 (9.84–12.74)

5.12 (4.01–12.34)

0.01*

Hypother

mia

No

11 (9.6%)

103 (90.4%)

1

1

Ref.

Yes

4 (9.3%)

39 (90.7%)

2.49 (1.15–5.38)

1.66 (1.56–6.84)

0.038^*

Hypogly-cemia

No

27 (12.8%)

184 (87.2%)

1

1

Ref.

Yes

5 (35.7% )

9 (64.3%)

3.78 (1.18–12.14)

4.16 (1.80–6.04)

0.03^*

Perinatal asphyxia

No

24 (12.0%)

176 (88.0%)

1

1

Ref.

Yes

8 (32.0%)

17 (68.0%)

3.45 (1.34–8.85)

7.28 (2.367–9.02)

0.001^**

HAI

No

21 (10.9%)

172 (89.1%)

1

1

Ref.

Yes

11 (34.4%)

21 (65.6%)

4.29 (1.82–10.13)

8.17 (1.84–36.23)

0.02^*