Table 4.
Predictors of inpatient neonatal death (Multivariable analysis of crude predictors with LR ≥ 2.0)
| Signs | Alive | Died | Crude LR (univariable) |
95%CI | Adjusted LR (multivariable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irregular breathing |
280 |
252 |
3.60 |
3.08- 4.20 |
1.93 |
| Oxygen saturation (%) < 90 |
605 |
457 |
2.94 |
2.66- 3.26 |
2.00 |
| Pallor |
225 |
170 |
2.93 |
2.43-3.54 |
2.49 |
| Neck stiffness |
29 |
26 |
3.48 |
2.06- 5.88 |
3.42 |
| Weight(kg) < 1.5 |
367 |
381 |
4.18 |
3.68-4.74 |
4.03 |
| Blood glucose level(mmols/l) > 7.0 |
236 |
199 |
3.06 |
2.57-3.64 |
2.14 |
| Neonatal tetanus | 47 | 69 | 5.27 | 3.67-7.58 | 7.38 |