Table 2 Treatment related predictors among LBW neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022

Respiratory support type

CPAP

140 (62.22%)

88 (41.7%)

52 (73%)

INO2

85(37.78%)

69 (58.3%)

16 (27%)

Kangaroo mother care

91 (32.27%)

88 (41.7%)

3 (4.2%)

Trophic feeding initiated

204 (72.3%)

180 (85.3%)

24 (33.8%)

Milk type while on trophic feeding

Human milk

177 (86.7%)

154 (85.6%)

23 (95.8%)

Formula

25 (12.25%)

24 (13.3%)

1 (4.2%)

Mixed

2 (1%)

2 (1.1%)

0

TF interval

≤ 3 h

167 (81.8%)

150 (83.3%)

17 (70.8%)

3–6 h0ur

32 (15.6%)

26 (14.4%)

6 (25%)

Above 6 h

5 (2.5%)

4 (2.2%)

1 (4.2%)

Routine Evaluation of Gastric Residual

71 (34.8%)

59 (32.7%)

12 (50%)

Was Using Pacifier

13 (4.6%)

12 (5.6%)

1 (1.4%)