Table 4 Neonatal related characteristics of study participants at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequency(N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Birth weight | ||
Normal (≥2500 g) | 272 | 53.0 |
Low birth weight (< 2500 g) | 241 | 47.0 |
Gestational age | ||
Preterm | 172 | 33.5 |
Term | 330 | 64.3 |
Post term | 11 | 2.1 |
Weight for gestational age | ||
Appropriate | 404 | 78.7 |
Small for Gestational Age | 99 | 19.3 |
Large for Gestational Age | 10 | 2.0 |
Birth type | ||
Single | 423 | 82.5 |
Multiple | 90 | 17.5 |
Birth interval | ||
Not applicable | 239 | 46.6 |
< 2 years | 77 | 15.0 |
≥ 2 years | 187 | 38.4 |
First minute Apgar score | ||
Severe | 29 | 5.7 |
Other than severe | 484 | 94.3 |
Fifth minute Apgar score | ||
Severe | 30 | 3.8 |
Not severe | 383 | 94.2 |
Immediate newborn care | ||
Yes | 391 | 76.2 |
No | 60 | 11.7 |
Unknown | 62 | 12.1 |
Resuscitation | ||
Yes | 147 | 28.6 |
No | 316 | 60.6 |
Unknown | 50 | 9.8 |
Neonate inborn or out born | ||
 Inborn | 335 | 65.3 |
 Out born | 178 | 34.7 |