Incidence and predictors of mortality among low birth weight neonates in the first week of life admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in Northwestern Ethiopia comprehensive specialized hospitals, 2022. Multi-center institution-based retrospective follow-up study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the neonates and mothers admitted to NICU of Northwest Ethiopia CSH from March 2020 to March 2022 (N = 761)

Variable	Number	Percent	Status
Variable	Number	Percent	Death	Censored
Age of the neonate in days
≤1 day 2–3 days 4–7 days	525	68.99	186	339
	143	18.79	45	98
	93	12.22	16	77
Sex
Male Female	395	51.91	118	277
Male Female	366	48.09	129	237
Maternal age
≤20 21–34 ≥35	105	13.57	39	66
	537	70.37	180	357
	119	15.64	28	91
Residence
Urban Rural	445	58.48	142	303
Urban Rural	316	41.52	105	211
Place of delivery
Health institution Out-of-health institution	731	96.06	242	489
Health institution Out-of-health institution	30	3.94	5	25

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