Table 5.

Perinatal factors associated with neonatal septicaemia.

Variable	Septicaemia	No septicaemia	OR (95% CI)	p. value
	n = 110 (%)	n = 183 (%)
Maternal pyrexia in
perinatal period	34(31)	39(21)	1.65(0.93 – 2.93)	0.06
Lack of ANC
attendance	17(16)	13(7)	2.39(1.05 – 5.49)	0.02*
Membrane rupture >=18Hrs
before labour onset	25(23)	29(16)	1.56(0.82 – 2.96)	0.14
Foul smelling liqour	21(19)	25(14)	1.49(0.75 – 2.95)	0.21
Meconium stained
liqour	7(6)	5(3)	2.42(0.67 – 9.04)	0.11
Duration of labour
> 18 Hrs	17(16)	21(12)	1.41(0.67 – 2.96)	0.32
Twin pregnancy	6(6)	4(2)	2.58(0.63 – 11.18)	0.12
Primiparity	36(33)	76(42)	0.73(0.42 – 1.27)	0.23
Mothers parity
of 5 or more	17(16)	19(10)	1.38(0.62 – 3.06)	0.38
Delivery outside
a health unit	23(21)	24(13)	1.75(0.89 – 3.44)	0.07
History of caesarean
section	8(7)	26(14)	0.47(0.19 – 1.15)	0.07

^*p value significant.