Table 3 Risk factors for mortality among 1088 neonates at Hopital Immaculae Conception, Les Cayes (2017–2019)
From: Neonatal mortality in a public referral hospital in southern Haiti: a retrospective cohort study
| Â | Discharged | Died | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 917 (84.3) | 171 (15.7) | 1088 (100.0) | Â |
Timing of birth | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Term | 783 (90.1) | 86 (9.9) | 869 (100.0) |  |
 Preterm | 134 (61.2) | 85 (38.8) | 219 (100.0) |  |
Birthweight | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 1.0–1.4 kg | 30 (43.5) | 39 (56.5) | 69 (100.0) |  |
 1.5–2.4 kg | 244 (77.2) | 72 (22.8) | 316 (100.0) |  |
 2.5+ kg | 643 (91.5) | 60 (8.5) | 703 (100.0) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.492 |
 Male | 521 (83.6) | 102 (16.4) | 623 (100.0) |  |
 Female | 396 (85.2) | 69 (14.8) | 465 (100.0) |  |
Place of birth | Â | Â | Â | 0.007 |
 Outborn | 274 (79.9) | 69 (20.1) | 343 (100.0) |  |
 Inborn | 643 (86.3) | 102 (13.7) | 745 (100.0) |  |
Multiple gestations | Â | Â | Â | 0.230 |
 Singleton | 841 (84.7) | 152 (15.3) | 993 (100.0) |  |
 Twin or more | 76 (80.0) | 19 (20.0) | 95 (100.0) |  |
Type of delivery | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Vaginal | 712 (82.4) | 152 (17.6) | 864 (100.0) |  |
 Cesarean | 205 (91.5) | 19 (8.5) | 224 (100.0) |  |
Age of mother | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
  < 18 years | 30 (68.2) | 14 (31.8) | 44 (100.0) |  |
 18–35 years | 741 (85.5) | 126 (14.5) | 867 (100.0) |  |
  > 35 years | 124 (84.9) | 22 (15.1) | 146 (100.0) |  |
 Unknown | 22 (71.0) | 9 (29.0) | 31 (100.0) |  |
Age of neonate at admission | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Day of birth | 435 (78.5) | 119 (21.5) | 554 (100.0) |  |
 1–6 days after birth | 336 (90.6) | 35 (9.4) | 371 (100.0) |  |
 7–28 days after birth | 146 (89.6) | 17 (10.4) | 163 (100.0) |  |
Mean length of stay (days) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.075 |
Mean number of living children | 1.00 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 0.343 |
Project timing | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
First year of unit operation | 358 (79.0%) | 95 (21.0%) | 635 (100.0%) | Â |
Second year of unit operation | 559 (88.0%) | 76 (12.0%) | 453 (100.0%) |  |