Table 3.

Socio-demographic characteristics and colonization of potential neonatal pathogens among newborns in public health facilities in Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.

Variable	Number of newborn N (%)	Newborn culture positives N (%)
Sex of newborn
Male	166 (47.7)	57 (34.3)
Female	182 (52.3)	47 (25.8)
Weight of newborns (Grams)
<2,500	56 (16.1)	43 (76.8)
≥2,500	292 (83.9)	61 (20.9)
5th minute APGAR score
<7	31 (8.9)	13 (41.9)
7–10	317 (91.1)	91 (28.7)
Status of newborn at birth
Alive	346 (99.4)	103 (29.8)
Dead	2 (0.6)	1 (50)

APGAR, appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration.