Table 2.

Neonatal factors for neonatal jaundice in Dessie Town public hospitals, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable (N = 218)	Category	Frequency	Percent
Neonatal sex	Male	110	50.5
	Female	108	49.5
Neonatal age	0–7 days	164	75.2
	8–28 days	54	24.8
Birth weight	Less than 2.5–4 kg	150	68.8
	More than 2.5 kg	68	31.2
Gestational age	Less than 37 weeks	133	61
	More than 37 weeks	85	39
APGAR score	Less than 7	108	49.5
	More than 7	110	50.5
Blood group and Rh-factor	A	48	21.9
	B	92	42
	AB	27	12.8
	O	51	23.3
Neonatal sepsis	Yes	55	25.3
	No	163	74.7
Did have RH incompatibility?	Yes	12	5.5
	No	206	94.5
ABO incompatibility?	Yes	19	8.7
	No	207	91.3
Birth trauma during labor	Yes	31	14.2
	No	187	86.8
Birth asphyxia	Yes	12	5.5
	No	206	94.5
Breastfeeding method	Breastfeeding	146	66.9
	Formula feeding	25	11.5
	Mixed feeding	26	11.9
	Maintenance	21	9.7