Table 4 Determinants of early neonatal mortality in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia, 2014–2016

  <=20

45 (14.1)

1946 (16.5)

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  21–25

106 (33.3)

4495 (38.1)

1.02 (0.72–1.45)

1.25 (0.84–1.86)

  26–30

108 (34.0)

3929 (33.4)

1.19 (0.84–1.69)

1.27 (0.85–1.89)

  31–35

47 (14.8)

1112 (9.4)

1.82 (1.21–2.76)

1.78 (0.98–2.60)

  >35

12 (3.8)

296 (2.5)

1.75 (0.92–3.35)

1.32 (0.63–2.78)

  Vaginal delivery

255 (80.2)

4170 (35.4)

2.22 (1.67–2.93)

3.08 (2.23–4.25)

  Caesarean section

63 (19.8)

7608 (64.6)

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  Died/unstable or   deteriorated

44 (13.8)

52 (0.44)

36.21 (23.81–55.05)

7.54 (4.14–13.71)

  Stable

274 (86.2)

11,726 (99.5)

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  Yes

155 (48.7)

1450 (12.3)

6.77 (5.40–8.50)

2.71 (2.01–3.66)

  No

163 (51.3)

10,328 (87.7)

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  Yes

2 (0.6)

391 (3.3)

0.18 (0.04–0.74)

0.35 (0.07–1.65)

  No

316 (99.4)

11,387 (96.7)

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Sex

  Female

110 (34.6)

5474 (46.5)

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  Male

208 (65.4)

6304 (53.5)

1.64 (1.29–2.07)

1.51 (0.95–1.96)

APGAR Score at fifth minutes

  <7

165 (51.9)

715 (6.1)

16.68 (13.22–21.05)

4.40 (3.28–5.91)

  > = 7

153 (48.1)

11,063 (93.9)

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Birth weight (gm)

  <2500

202 (63.5)

1031 (8.7)

18.15 (14.32–23.01)

6.4 (4.77–8.58)

  > = 2500

116 (36.5)

10,747 (91.3)

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