Table 4 Clinical characteristics of low birth weight early neonates admitted to Northwest Ethiopia CSH from March 21, 2020 to March 1, 2022. (N = 761)
Variable | Frequency % | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
Died % | Censored% | ||
Birth weight in gram | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 999  1000–1499  1500–2499 | 33(4.34) 158(22.86) 570(74.90) | 23(9.31) 97(39.27) 127(51.42) | 10(1.95) 61(11.87) 443(86.19) |
Gestational Age in week | Â | Â | Â |
 <37  ≥37 | 512(67.28) 249(32.72) | 203(82.19) 44(17.81) | 309(60.12) 205(39.88) |
First-minute APGAR score | Â | Â | Â |
 <7  ≥7 | 272(35.74) 489(64.26) | 123(49.80) 124(50.20) | 149(28.99) 365(71.0) |
Fifth-minute APGAR score | Â | Â | Â |
 <7  ≥7 | 71(9.33) 690(90.67) | 47(19.03) 200(80.97) | 24(4.67) 490 (95.33) |
Breastfeeding | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 712(93.56) 49(6.44) | 228(92.31) 19(7.69) | 484 (94.16) 30 (5.84) |
PNA | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 87(11.43) 674(88.57) | 47(19.03) 200(82.19) | 40(7.78) 474(92.22) |
Sepsis | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 501(65.83) 260(34.17) | 162(67.61) 85(32.39) | 339(65.95) 175(34.05) |
RDS | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 356(46.78) 405(53.22) | 167(62.75) 80(37.25) | 189(36.77) 325(63.23) |
Jaundice | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 104(13.67) 657(86.33) | 22(8.91) 225(91.09) | 82(15.95) 432(84.05) |
NEC | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 46(6.04) 715(93.96) | 26(10.53) 221(89.47) | 20(3.89) 494(96.11) |
IUGR | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 41(5.39) 720(94.61) | 19(7.69) 228(92.31) | 22(4.28) 492(95.72) |
Congenital anomalies | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 29(3.81) 732(96.19) | 7(2.83) 240(97.17) | 22(4.28) 492(95.72) |
Hypothermia | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes  No | 269(35.35) 492(64.65) | 101(40.89) 146(59.11) | 168(32.68) 346(67.32) |
Hypoglycemia  Yes | 29(3.81) | 12(4.86) | 17(3.31) |
 No | 732(96.19) | 235(95.14) | 497(96.69) |