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Table 3 Maternal medical characteristics of low birth weight early neonates admitted to NICU of Northwest Ethiopia Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals from March 21, 2020 to 1 March, 2021(N = 761)

From: 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

Variable

Frequency (%)

Status

Death %

Censored %

Chronic hypertension

   

 Yes

 No

19 (2.50)

742(97.50)

8(3.24)

239(96.76)

11(2.14)

503(97.86)

Maternal DM

   

 Yes

 No

11(1.45)

750(98.55)

5(2.02)

242(97.98)

6(1.17)

508(98.83)

Maternal HIV

   

 Yes

 No

39(5.12)

722(94.88)

21(53.85)

226(31.30)

18(46.15)

496(68.70)

TB

   

 Yes

 No

13(1.71)

748(98.29)

6(2.43)

241(97..57)

7(1.36)

507(98.64)

Anemia

   

 Yes

 No

13(1.71)

748 (98.29)

5(2.02)

242 (97.98)

8(1.56)

506(98.44)

Other comorbidities

   

 Yes

 No

17(2.23)

744(97.77)

6(2.43)

241(95.57)

11(2.14)

503(97.86)

  1. DM: Diabetes mellitus, TB: Tuberculosis, HIV: Human immune deficiency virus