Bacterial etiologic agents causing neonatal sepsis and associated risk factors in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analysis on risk factors associated with positivity rate of neonatal Septicemia at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia September/2015 to May/2016

Variable	Bacterial isolates		Univariate analysis		Multi variate analysis
Variable	Yes = 117	No = 134	COR(95% CI)	P- value	AOR(95% CI)	P-value
Mode of delivery
CS	52	29	2.989 (1.714,5.21)	<0.001	5.191 (2.36,11.37)	<0.001
I	5	5	1.667 (0.463,599)	0.434	5.26 (0.875,31.7)	0.070
SVD	60	100	1		1
Gestational week
Pre term	75	17	10.7 (5.607,20.074)	<0.001	8.99 (4.175,19.38)	<0.001
Term	42	101	1		1
Birth weight
Very low	40	6	17.3 (6.823,44.03)	<0.001	12.37 (4.135,37.04)	<0.001
Low	37	24	4.0 (2.135,7.526)	<0.001	2.63 (1.149,6.09)	0.022
Normal	40	104	1		1
Apgar score
Low	49	69	0.679 (0.412,1.12)	0.129	0.438 (0.215,0.892)	0.023
Normal	68	65	1		1

Key: COR crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, APGAR score Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration, CS caesarean section, SVD Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery, I Instrumental

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