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Table 2 Predictors of neonatal hospital mortality at a univariable logistic regression analysis

From: Demographic, Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Neonates Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dekemhare Hospital, Eritrea

Variables

Categories

Neonatal outcome N = 485a

COR (95%CI)

P value

Discharged N (%)

Death N (%)

Residence

Rural

178 (80.4)

44 (19.6)

1

 

Urban

227 (85.3)

39 (14.7)

0.7 (0.44-1.13)

0.09

Age on Admission (days)

< 1

260 (80.7)

62 (19.3)

1

 

2-7

84 (86.6)

13 (13.4)

0.65 (0.34-1.24)

0.190

8-28

59 (89.4)

7 (10.6)

0.64 (0.24-1.69)

0.100

Gender

Female

186 (84.9)

34 (15.1)

1

 

Male

217 (81.6)

49 (18.4)

1.27 (0.79-2.06)

0.328

Birth weight

>  2.5 kg

328 (88.8)

41 (11.2)

1

 

<  2.5 kg

77 (65.3)

42 (34.7)

4.23 (2.57-6.97)

0.001

Gestational age at delivery

Preterm

68 (66.7)

35 (33.3)

1

 

Term

335 (87.5)

48 (12.5)

0.29 (0.17-0.48)

0.001

Mode of delivery

Vaginal delivery

316 (81.0)

75 (19.0)

1

 

CS delivery

87 (91.6)

8 (8.4)

0.39 (0.18-0.85)

0.017

Place of delivery

Home

20 (62.5)

12 (37.5)

1

 

Health facility

383 (84.5)

71 (15.5)

0.31 (0.14-0.65)

0.002

Source of admission

Hospital delivery

270 (84.1)

51 (15.9)

1

 

Referred from other facility

50 (75.8)

17 (24.2)

1.69 (0.90-3.21)

0.105

From home

83 (84.7)

15 (15.3)

0.96 (0.51-1.79)

0.890

Duration of hospital Stay

<  1 day

10 (43.5)

13 (56.5)

1

 

1-3 days

125 (72.7)

47 (27.3)

0.29 (0.12-0.7)

0.006

4-7 days

178 (92.2)

15 (7.8)

0.07 (0.02-0.17)

<  0.001

8 days +

90 (92.8)

8 (7.2)

0.06 (0.02-0.19)

<  0.001

Diagnosis

Prematurity

47 (66.2)

25 (33.8)

1

 

Birth asphyxia

68 (70.1)

29 (29.9)

0.84 (0.43-1.61)

0.591

Neonatal infection

164 (93.7)

11 (6.3)

0.14 (0.07-0.31)

<  0.001

Congenital abnormality

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

2.2 (0.75-6.44)

0.149

Other conditions

189 (93.3)

8 (6.7)

0.33 (0.14-0.79)

0.012

Inborn/ out born

Inborn

337 (85.8)

56 (14.2)

1

 

Out born

66 (71.7)

27 (28.3)

2.37 (1.39-4.05)

0.001

Total

403 (83.1)

82 (16.9)

  
  1. a 23 cases were not included in the analysis (referred out cases)