Neonatal mortality and its determinates in public hospitals of Gamo and Gofa zones, southern Ethiopia: prospective follow up study

Table 2 Maternal and child health and obstetric factors of study participants in public hospitals of Gamo and Gofa Zones, Southern Ethiopia, 2018/9 (n = 6769)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Number of ANC visit
No visit	765	11.3
1–3	1820	26.9
≥ 4	4184	61.8
Hemorrhage
Yes	315	4.7
No	6454	95.3
Cause of hemorrhage
Placenta praevia	108	34.3
PPH	153	48.6
Other^a	54	17.1
Prelabour rupture of membrane
Yes	1262	18.6
No	5507	81.4
Hypertension during pregnancy
Yes	524	7.7
No	6245	92.3
Classification of HTN
Pre-eclampsia	297	56.7
Eclampsia	74	14.1
Chronic hypertension	77	14.7
Gestational hypertension	76	14.5
Presentation
Vertex	5818	86.0
Non-vertex^b	951	14.0
Sex of the neonates
Male	3606	53.3
Female	3163	46.7
Gestational age
< 37 week	808	11.9
≥ 37 week	5961	88.1
Birth weight
< 2500 g	600	8.9
≥ 2500 g	6169	91.1
Baby referred to other health facilities
Yes	77	1.1
No	6692	98.9

^aaccreta/increta/percreta, hemorrhage during delivery, uterine rupture, and other obstetric hemorrhages, and ^bbreech, transverse, face, and brow.

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