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Table 2 Maternal and medical-related characteristics of mothers of the newborns admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit at Dilla University Referral Hospital in Gedeo Zone, Southern, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Determinants of neonatal mortality among newborns admitted in neonatal intensive care unit at Dilla University Referral Hospital in Gedeo Zone, Southern, Ethiopia: unmatched case control study

Variables

The outcome of the neonates

Case = 76 (%)

Control = 228 (%)

Parity

  1

22 (28.9)

82 (35.9)

  2–4

29 (38.1)

97 (42.5)

  ≥ 5

25 (33.0)

49 (21.6)

Birth interval

  < 24 months

43 (56.6)

146 (64.0)

  ≥ 24 months

33 (43.4)

82 (36.0)

Mothers Tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination status

  Vaccinated

53 (69.7)

194 (85.1)

  Not vaccinated

23 (30.3)

34 (14.9)

Number of TT vaccinated

  TT1

9 (16.9)

27 (13.9)

  TT2+

44 (83.1)

167 (86.1)

Did mother used iron tablet

  Yes

53 (69.7)

194 (85.1)

  No

23 (30.3)

34 (14.9)

Number of Fe tablets used

  Complete recommended

11 (20.7)

41 (21.1)

  Not complete recommended

42 (79.3)

153 (78.9)

Referral status

  Not referred

23 (30.3)

102 (44.7)

  Referred

53 (69.7)

126 (55.3)

Pregnancy induced hypertension

  Yes

7(9.3)

17 (7.5)

  No

69 (90.7)

211 (92.5)

Postnatal care receiving status

  Received

37(48.7)

124(54.4)

  No received

39(51.3)

104(45.6)