Table 1.
Distributions of bacterial isolates per characteristics of study participants with neonatal septicemia attending the University of Gondar Hospital, North west Ethiopia, September/2015 to May/2016, (N = 251)
| Characteristic | Organism isolated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Total n (%) | ||
| Age in (day) | 0–3 | 84 (71.8) | 100 (74.6) | 184 (73.3) |
| >3–28 | 33 (28.2) | 34 (25.4) | 67 (26.7) | |
| Sex | Male | 68 (58.1) | 81 (60.4) | 149 (59.4) |
| Female | 49 (41.9) | 53 (39.6) | 102 (40.6) | |
| Residence | Urban | 70 (59.8) | 76 (56.7) | 146 (58.2) |
| Rural | 47 (40.2) | 58 (43.3) | 105 (41.8) | |
| Prolonged labor | No | 103 (88) | 114 (85.1) | 217 (86.5) |
| Yes | 14 (12) | 20 (14.9) | 34 (13.5) | |
| Prolonged rupture of membrane | No | 94 (80.3) | 104 (77.6) | 198 (78.9) |
| Yes | 23 (19.7) | 30 (22.4) | 53 (21.1) | |
| Fever during per partum period | No | 102 (87.2) | 117 (87.3) | 219 (87.3) |
| Yes | 15 (12.8) | 17 (12.7) | 32 (12.7) | |
| Mode of delivery | CS | 52 (44.4) | 29 (21.6) | 81 (32.3) |
| SVD | 60 (51.3) | 100 (74.6) | 160 (63.7) | |
| Instrumental | 5 (4.3) | 5 (3.7) | 10 (4) | |
| History of UTI during gestational period | No | 92 (78.6) | 104 (77.6) | 196 (78.1) |
| Yes | 25 (21.4) | 30 (22.4) | 55 (21.9) | |
| Getting treatment for UTI | No | 12 (10.3) | 15 (11.2) | 27 (10.8) |
| Yes | 13 (11.1) | 15 (11.2) | 28 (11.2) | |
| Gestational week | Preterm <37 wks | 75 (64.1) | 17 (12.7) | 92 (36.7) |
| Term 37–42 wks | 42 (35.9) | 101 (75.4) | 143 (57) | |
| Post term >42 wks | 0 (0) | 16 (11.9) | 16 (6.4) | |
| Birth Weight | Very low <1.5 kg | 40 (34.2) | 6 (4.5) | 46 (18.3) |
| Low 1.5–2.5 kg | 37 (31.6) | 24 (17.9) | 61 (24.3) | |
| Normal >2.5 kg | 40 (34.2) | 104 (77.6) | 144 (57.4) | |
| Apgar score | Low <7/ 5 min | 49 (41.9) | 69 (51.5) | 118 (47) |
| Normal >7 /5 min | 68 (58.1) | 65 (48.5) | 133 (53) | |
| Previous history of neonatal admission | No | 109 (93.2) | 125 (93.3) | 234 (93.2) |
| Yes | 8 (6.8) | 9 (6.7) | 17 (6.8) | |
| Bottle feeding | No | 112 (95.7) | 127 (94.8) | 239 (95.2) |
| Yes | 5 (4.3) | 7 (5.2) | 12 (4.8) | |
| Skin/Local infection | No | 108 (92.3) | 126 (94) | 234 (93.2) |
| Yes | 9 (7.7) | 8 (6) | 17 (6.8) | |
Key: CS Cesarean Section, SVD Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery