Table 4.
Incidence of morbidity in the study population and its outcome at the end of the first week of life.
Disease. |
Frequency |
% |
No. of deaths |
P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe neonatal asphyxia |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0.03 |
Respiratory distress syndrome |
36 |
36 |
15 |
0.04 |
Other causes of respiratory distress |
6 |
6 |
3 |
0.04 |
Neonatal infections |
14 |
14 |
5 |
0.372 |
Hypoglycemia |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0.464 |
Hypocalcaemia |
9 |
9 |
3 |
0.599 |
Anaemia |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0.434 |
Cyanosis |
8 |
8 |
8 |
0.000 |
Polycythaemia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.551 |
Hypothermia |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0.003 |
Apnea |
16 |
16 |
15 |
0.000 |
Convulsions |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.090 |
Jaundice |
46 |
46 |
6 |
0.06 |
Intraventricular haemorrhage |
18 |
18 |
18 |
0.000 |
Necrotizing enterocolitis |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0.023 |
Bleeding tendency |
8 |
8 |
6 |
0.001 |