Background
Methods
Variable | Number (1463) | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Maternal age (years)
| ||
<20 | 229 | 15.6 |
20–35 | 1078 | 73.7 |
>35 | 156 | 10.7 |
Maternal Education
| ||
Illiterate | 1154 | 78.8 |
High School | 277 | 18.9 |
Graduate | 32 | 2.3 |
Socioeconomic status
| ||
Below Average | 1186 | 81.1 |
Average | 249 | 17.0 |
Above Average | 28 | 1.9 |
Parity
| ||
1 | 438 | 29.9 |
2–5 | 805 | 55.1 |
>6 | 220 | 15.0 |
Living Area
| ||
Urban | 1137 | 77.7 |
Rural | 326 | 22.3 |
Results
Variable | No. of patients | Frequency | Mortality | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1463) | (%) | (n = 119) | (%) | |
Age (months)
| ||||
≤7 days | 1010 | 69 | 89 | 74.8 |
>7 days | 453 | 31 | 30 | 25.2 |
Mean ± std. dev | 5.12 ± 1.3 days | |||
Sex
| ||||
Male | 776 | 53 | 63 | 52.9 |
Female | 687 | 47 | 56 | 47.1 |
Place of birth
| ||||
Home | 734 | 50.2 | 74 | 62.2 |
Hospital | 729 | 49.8 | 45 | 37.8 |
Weight
| ||||
Normal | 495 | 33.8 | 14 | 11.7 |
ELBW | 209 | 14.4 | 49 | 41.2 |
VLBW | 247 | 16.8 | 31 | 26.1 |
LBW | 424 | 28.9 | 22 | 18.5 |
LGA | 88 | 6.1 | 03 | 2.5 |
Mean ± std. dev | 2.42 ± 1.5 kg | |||
Outcome
| ||||
Discharged | 1344 | 91.9 | ||
Expired | 119 | 8.1 | ||
Timing of neonatal death
| ||||
Early (0–7 days) | 94 | 78.9 | ||
Late (8–28 days) | 25 | 21.1 |
Causative Factor | No. of patients | Frequency (%) | Mortality | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
(1463) | (119) | |||
Lethal Malformation
| 17 | 1.2 | 03 | 2.5 |
Specific condition
| 789 | 53.9 | 57 | 47.9 |
Asphyxia related
| 326 | 22.3 | 19 | 15.9 |
Immaturity
| 322 | 22 | 38 | 31.9 |
Unclassifiable
| 09 | 0.6 | 02 | 1.8 |
Organism | No. of Patients | Frequency |
---|---|---|
N = 205 | (%) | |
Gram Positive Bacteria
| ||
Streptococcus pneumonia |
17
|
8.5
|
Staphylococcus aureus |
59
|
28.7
|
Gram Negative Bacteria
| ||
Pseudomona aeruginosa |
34
|
16.6
|
Enterobacter |
17
|
8.3
|
Klebsiella |
51
|
24.8
|
E. coli |
23
|
11.2
|
Fungal
|
04
|
1.9
|