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. 2024 Feb 7;8(1):e002317. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002317

Table 1.

Characteristics of premature children and mothers screened for ocular disorders

Variable Total Male Female
N N % N %
Birth weight <1500 g 43 20 46.5% 23 53.5%
>1500 g 179 85 47.5% 94 52.5%
Gestational age <34 weeks 122 60 49.2% 62 50.8%
>34 weeks 100 45 45% 55 55%
Multiple gestation Yes 80 42 52.5% 38 47.5%
No 142 63 44.4% 79 55.6%
Oxygen supplementation Yes 97 47 48.5% 50 51.5%
No 125 58 46.4% 67 53.6%
Infantile morbidity Sepsis 6 2 33.3% 4 66.7%
IVH 2 0 0% 2 100%
BPD and sepsis 1 1 100% 0 0%
None 213 102 47.9% 111 52.1%
Mode of delivery Vaginal delivery 123 53 43.1% 70 56.9%
Caesarean section 99 52 52.5% 47 47.5%
Multiparity Yes 47 18 38.3% 29 61.7%
No 175 63 34.3 59 65.7%
Maternal morbidity PIH 44 22 50% 22 50%
HIV 5 2 40% 3 60%
HIV and PIH 3 3 100% 0 0%
DM 2 0 0% 2 100%
DM and PIH 1 0 0% 1 100%
TORCH 1 1 100% 0 0%
None 166 77 46.4% 89 53.6%
NICU location SPH 146 65 44.5% 81 55.5%
TASH 76 40 52.6% 36 47.4%

BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; DM, diabetes mellitus; IVH, intraventricular haemorrhage; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension; SPH, Saint Paul Hospital; TASH, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital; TORCH, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex and HIV.