Table 4.

Relationship between neonatal septicaemia and clinical/laboratory features.

Variable	Septicaemia	No septicaemia	OR(95%CI)	p value
	n =110(%)	n = 183(%)
Convulsions†	24 (22)	16 (9)	2.90 (1.40 – 6.10)	0.001*
Rapid/fast breathing†	59 (54)	95 (52)	1.07 (0.65 – 1.77)	0.770
Difficulty in breathing†	21 (19)	48 (26)	0.66 (0.36 – 1.23)	0.160
Umbilical pus
discharge†	37 (34)	32 (18)	2.39 (1.33 – 4.30)	0.001*
Skin rash with
Pus discharge†	0 (27)	31 (17)	1.84 (1.00 – 3.38)	0.034*
Failure to suck†	84 (76)	126 (69)	1.46 (0.82 – 2.60)	0.160
Bleeding tendency	5 (5)	8 (4)	1.04 (0.29 – 3.63)	0.570
Abdominal distension	10 (10)	7 (4)	2.51 (0.85 – 7.59)	0.060
Hypoglycaemia	51 (46)	45 (25)	2.65 (1.55 – 4.53)	< 0.01*

^*p value < 0.05 considered significant

^†Included in the WHO case definition.