Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates admitted at Kibungo Hospital neonatology unit, January–December, 2017 (n = 422).
| Variables | Frequencies (n) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 216 | 51.18 |
| Female | 206 | 48.82 |
| Age group in days | ||
| 0–3 | 369 | 87.44 |
| 4–28 | 53 | 12.56 |
| Birth weight | ||
| < 2500 | 213 | 50.47 |
| ≥ 2500 | 209 | 49.53 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| Caesarean | 94 | 22.27 |
| Vaginal | 328 | 77.73 |
| Place of birth | ||
| Hospital | 251 | 59.48 |
| Health center | 135 | 31.99 |
| Home | 36 | 8.53 |
| Birth asphyxia | ||
| Yes | 85 | 56.64 |
| No | 337 | 43.36 |
| Gestational Age (Weeks) | ||
| < 37 | 239 | 56.6 |
| ≥ 37 | 183 | 43.4 |
| Apgar at 10 min n = 357 | ||
| ≤ 6 | 85 | 23.81 |
| > 6 | 272 | 76.19 |
| Resuscitated | ||
| Yes | 98 | 23.20 |
| No | 324 | 76.80 |
| Sepsis | ||
| Yes | 54 | 12.80 |
| No | 368 | 87.20 |
| Sepsis category n = 54 | ||
| Early onset | 31 | 57 |
| Late onset | 23 | 43 |
| Sepsis outcome n = 54 | ||
| Recovered | 38 | 70 |
| Died | 16 | 30 |
| Bacterial isolate | ||
| Acinetobacter baumanii | 1 | 4.76 |
| Coagulase neg staphylococci | 2 | 9.52 |
| Escherichia Coli | 2 | 9.52 |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 13 | 61.90 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 4.76 |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | 2 | 9.52 |