Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 1399 neonatal inpatients at Hopital Immaculae Conception, Les Cayes by place of birth (2017–2019)
From: Neonatal mortality in a public referral hospital in southern Haiti: a retrospective cohort study
| Â | Outborn | Inborn | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 477 (34.1) | 922 (65.9) | 1399 (100.0) | Â |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.164 |
 Male | 288 (60.4) | 521 (56.5) | 809 (57.8) |  |
 Female | 189 (39.6) | 401 (43.5) | 590 (42.2) |  |
Age at admission | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Day of birth | 128 (26.8) | 578 (62.7) | 706 (50.5) |  |
 1–6 days after birth | 219 (45.9) | 271 (29.4) | 490 (35.0) |  |
 7–28 days after birth | 130 (27.3) | 73 (7.9) | 203 (14.5) |  |
Timing of birth | Â | Â | Â | 0.804 |
 Term | 386 (80.9) | 741 (80.4) | 1127 (80.6) |  |
 Preterm | 91 (19.1) | 181 (19.6) | 272 (19.4) |  |
Outcome | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Died | 69 (14.5) | 102 (11.1) | 171 (12.2) |  |
 Discharged | 274 (57.4) | 643 (69.7) | 917 (65.5) |  |
 Left against Dr’s orders | 123 (25.8) | 168 (18.2) | 291 (20.8) |  |
 Transferred | 11 (2.3) | 9 (1.0) | 20 (1.4) |  |
Multiple gestations | Â | Â | Â | 0.472 |
 Singleton | 435 (91.2) | 851 (92.3) | 1286 (91.9) |  |
 Twin or more | 42 (8.8) | 71 (7.7) | 113 (8.1) |  |
Birthweight categories | Â | Â | Â | 0.233 |
 1.0–1.4 kg | 35 (7.3) | 52 (5.6) | 87 (6.2) |  |
 1.5–2.4 kg | 145 (30.4) | 258 (28.0) | 403 (28.8) |  |
 2.5+ kg | 297 (62.3) | 612 (66.4) | 909 (65.0) |  |
Type of Delivery | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Vaginal | 436 (91.4) | 690 (74.8) | 1126 (80.5) |  |
 Cesarean | 41 (8.6) | 232 (25.2) | 273 (19.5) |  |
Age of mother | Â | Â | Â | 0.172 |
  < 18 years | 17 (3.6) | 45 (4.9) | 62 (4.4) |  |
 18–35 years | 368 (77.1) | 737 (79.9) | 1105 (79.0) |  |
  > 35 years | 76 (15.9) | 112 (12.1) | 188 (13.4) |  |
 Unknown | 16 (3.4) | 28 (3.0) | 44 (3.1) |  |
Mean number of living children | 1.3 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 0.0001 |
Mean length of stay (days) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.977 |