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Table 5 Association between explanatory variables and survival of neonates after undergoing neonatal resuscitation in Ethiopia, EmONC Survey, 2016 (N = 555)

From: Quality of neonatal resuscitation in Ethiopia: implications for the survival of neonates

Characteristics

Survival of neonate’s at time of discharge, n (%)

OR(95%CI)

Survive

Not survive

Crude

Adjusted

Professional Cadre

 MD/HO

12 (75.0)

4 (25.0)

0.39 (0.081.80)

 

 Midwives

420 (83.3)

84 (16.7)

0.65(.22–1.88)

 

 Nurses

31 (88.6)

4 (11.4)

 

NS

Provider work experience in years

  < 2

202 (83.1)

41 (16.9)

0.75 (0.35–1.57)

 

 2–5

195 (82.6)

41 (17.4)

0.72(.34–1.52)

 

  > 5

66 (86.8)

10 (13.2)

 

NS

Age of provider in completed years

  ≤ 25

272 (81.4)

62 (18.6)

1.1 (0.30–4.0)

 

 25–40

179 (86.9)

27 (13.1)

1.66(.44–6.26)

 

  > 40

12 (80.0)

3 (20.0)

 

NS

Sex of care provider

 Female

287 (84.2)

54 (15.8)

1.15(.73–1.81)

 

 Male

176 (82.2)

38 (17.8)

 

NS

Type of resuscitation

 Stimulation

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

0.35 (0.26–4.65)

 

 Bag and mask

306 (84.1)

58 (15.9)

0.53 (0.07–4.20)

 

 Stimulation with bag & mask

140 (81.9)

31 (18.1)

0.45 (0.06–3.66)

 

 Intubation (Ref)

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

 

NS

Mode of delivery

 Spontaneous Vaginal

420 (83.2)

85 (16.8)

1.45 (0.52–4.05)

 

 Instrumental

26 (92.9)

2 (7.1)

3.82 (0.66–22.0)

 

 Caesarian section (Ref)

17 (77.3)

5 (22.7)

 

NS

Birth weight (gram)

  < 2500

82 (77.4)

24 (22.6)

0.61 (0.36–1.03)

 

  ≥ 2500 (Ref)

381 (84.9)

68 (15.1)

 

NS

Duration of labor

  ≤ 12 h

161 (89.9)

18 (10.1)

2.2 (1.26–3.81)

1.76 (1.23–3.13)

  > 12 h (Ref)

302 (80.3)

74 (19.7)

  

Gestational age (weeks)

  < 37

47 (79.7)

12 (20.3)

1.3 (0.60–2.63)

1.37 (0.61–3.10)

  ≥ 37

304 (87.4)

44 (12.6)

2.2 (1.36–3.63)

1.82 (1.09–3.04)

 Unknown (Ref)

112 (75.7)

36 (24.3)

  

Mother/baby referred from another facility

 Yes

24 (82.8)

5 (17.2)

1.1 (0.39–2.83)

 

 No (Ref)

439 (83.5)

87 (16.5)

 

NS

Meconium present

 Yes

85 (90.4)

9 (9.6)

0.48 (0.23–0.98)

 

 No (Ref)

378 (82.0)

83 (18.0)

 

NS

Facility has separate newborn corner room

 Yes

197 (84.9)

35 (15.1)

1.21(.76–1.91)

 

 No (Ref)

266 (82.4)

57 (17.6)

 

NS

Facility has separate NICU room

 Yes

69 (83.1)

14 (16.9)

1.03(.55–1.91)

 

 No (Ref)

394 (83.5)

78 (16.5)

 

NS

Facility has staff rotation policy for newborn care

 Yes

207 (83.1)

42 (16.9)

0.96 (0.61–1.51)

 

 No (Ref)

256 (83.7)

50 (16.3)

 

NS

Facility type

 Hospitals

91 (85.0)

16 (15.0)

1.2 (0.65–2.09)

 

 Health centers (Ref)

372 (83.0)

76 (17.0)

 

NS

Facility location

 Urban

238 (84.1)

45 (15.9)

1.1 (0.71–1.73)

 

 Rural (Ref)

225 (82.7)

47 (17.3)

 

NS

Operating agency

 Government

446 (83.5)

88 (16.5)

1.19 (0.39–3.63)

 

 Private (Ref)

17 (81.0)

4 (19.0)

 

NS

Facility has care providers trained on NR

 Yes

393 (83.4)

78 (16.6)

1.01 (0.54–1.88)

 

 No (Ref)

70 (83.3)

14 (16.7)

 

NS

Availability of essential medicine and commodities

463 (83.4)

92 (16.6)

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

NS

Availability of priority equipment’s

463 (83.4)

92 (16.6)

0.79 (0.64–0.98)

1.24 (1.09–1.54)

Infrastructure components

136 (85.5)

23 (14.5)

1.1 (0.82–1.50)

NS

Availability of neonatal resuscitation guideline

 Yes

384 (83.8)

74 (16.2)

1.2 (0.67–2.09)

 

 No (Ref)

79 (81.4)

18 (18.6)

 

NS

  1. Ref*: Reference category
  2. NS*: Not statistically significant variable