Table 3 Predictors of neonatal hospital mortality at a multivariable logistic regression analysis

Place of delivery

Home or on the way to health facility

1

Health facility

0.17 (0.06-0.471)

<  0.001

Duration of hospital stay

0

1

1-3 days

0.32 (0.10-1.03)

0.057

4-7 days

0.06 (0.02-0.23)

<  0.001

8 and above

0.01 (0.00-0.06)

<  0.001

Diagnosis

Prematurity

1

Birth asphyxia

0.45 (1.53-0.51)

0.454

Neonatal infection

0.10 (0.36-0.11)

0.101

Congenital abnormality

0.14 (3.25-0.68)

0.139

Other conditions

1.12 (0.00-0.00)

1.0

Birth weight (kg)

>  2.5

1

<  2.5

7.28 (2.85-18.55)

<  0.001