Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of admitted neonates
| Characteristics | N =1192 (%) |
| Sex: Male | 690 (57.9) |
| Female | 502 (42.1) |
| Mode of Delivery: Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 784 (65.8) |
| Caesarean section | 408 (34.2) |
| Birth Weight (grams): <1000g | 43 (3.6) |
| 1000 –1499g | 122 (10.2) |
| 1500 –2500g | 361 (30.3) |
| >2500g | 666 (55.9) |
| Gestational age (weeks): ≥39 | 519 (43.5) |
| 37+6 – 38+6 | 119 (10.0) |
| 35 – 37 | 200 (16.8) |
| 30 – 34+6 | 283 (23.7) |
| < 30 | 71 (6.0) |
| SGA: yes | 139 (11.7) |
| No | 1053 (88.3) |
| Maternal Age: < 20 years | 197 (16.5) |
| ≥20 years | 870 (73.0) |
| Unknown | 125 (10.5) |
| Maternal HIV Status : Positive | 122 (10.2) |
| Negative | 661 (55.5) |
| Unknown | 409 (34.3) |
| Maternal Parity: <1 | 445 (37.3) |
| >1 | 527 (44.2) |
| Unknown | 220 (18.5) |
| Place of Birth: Health Center | 178 (14.9) |
| Inborn | 993 (83.3) |
| Home | 21 (1.8) |
| 5min APGAR: ≥7 | 358 (30.0) |
| <7 | 712 (59.7) |
| Unknown | 122 (10.3) |
| Admission Time: After hour (5pm–8am) | 703 (59.0) |
| In hour (8am–5pm) | 465 (39.0) |
| Unknown | 24 (2.0) |
| Delayed Admission: Yes | 258 (21.6) |
| No | 729 (61.2) |
| >12hrs but not delayed | 146 (12.2) |
| Unknown | 59 (5.0) |