Table 4 Factors associated with positive CRP, neonatal sepsis and death on multivariate logistic regression

Age in days

1.05 (1.00-1.11)

0.034

1.1 (1.0-1.1)

0.056

-

-

Home delivery

2.29 (1.05-5.01)

0.045

-

-

Poor feeding

1.84 (1.1-3.188)

0.029

-

-

-

-

Body temperature

1.18 (1.03-1.35)

0.016

1.15 (1.01-132)

0.038

-

-

WBC

1.02 (1.00-1.040)

0.05

1.06 (1.03-1.08)

<0.001

-

-

CRP positive

-

-

4.6 (2.6-8.2)

<0.001

1.7 (0.6-4.8)

0.352

Convulsion

-

-

-

-

5.49 (1.8-16.2)

0.003

Meconium liquor

-

-

-

-

3.3 (1.1-10.5)

0.038

Jaundice

-

-

-

-

7.8 (2.3-26.9)

0.001

O₂ saturation < 90%

-

-

-

-

4.7 (1.3-16.8)

0.017