Table 3.
Risk factors for neonatal sepsis
| Variable | Growth | OR | 95% CI | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||||
| Age (days) | ||||||
| <3 | 48 (73.8) | 17 (26.2) | 2.61 | 1.1-6.2 | 5.09 | 0.03 |
| >3 | 18 (51.4) | 17 (48.6) | ||||
| Anemia | ||||||
| Yes | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 0.69 | 0.15-3.3 | 0.21 | 0.65 |
| No | 61 (65.6) | 32 (34.4) | ||||
| Birth status | ||||||
| Preterm | 42 (73.7) | 15 (26.3) | 17.3 | 6.1-49.1 | 35.03 | 0.001 |
| Term | 6 (13.9) | 37 (86.1) | ||||
| Booking status | ||||||
| Inborn | 39 (62.9) | 23 (37.1) | 1.06 | 0.46-2.43 | 0.69 | 0.89 |
| Out born | 27 (71.1) | 11 (28.9) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | 0.72 | 0.31-1.65 | 0.62 | 0.43 |
| Male | 34 (65.4) | 18 (34.6) | ||||
| Prolonged labor | ||||||
| Yes | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 0.93 | 0.31-2.79 | 0.02 | 0.91 |
| No | 55 (66.2) | 28 (33.8) | ||||
| PROM | ||||||
| Present | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | 0.44 | 0.13-1.49 | 1.78 | 0.19 |
| Absent | 61 (69.3) | 27 (31.7) | ||||
OR=Odds ratio, CI=Confidence interval, PROM=Premature rupture of membranes