Table 5.
Factors associated with clinical outcome of neonatal sepsis in Felege-Hiwot referral hospital, North West Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2016
| Variables | Clinical outcomes | COR | AOR | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Birth weight (g) | |||||
| <2500 | 60 (76.9%) | 18 (23.1%) | 0.465 (0.226–0.957) | ||
| >2500 | 129 (87.8%) | 18 (12.2%) | 1 | ||
| Asphyxia | |||||
| Yes | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 1 (0.023–0.440) | ||
| Respiratory distress | |||||
| No | 186 (85.7%) | 31 (14.3%) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 129 (90.2%) | 14 (9.8%) | 0.296 (0.142–0.618) | 0.258 (0.072–0.930) | 0.038 |
| No | 60 (73.2%) | 22 (26.8%) | 1 | ||
| Skin color | |||||
| Good | 153 (87.9%) | 21 (12.1%) | 0.329 (0.155–0.701) | ||
| Poor | 36 (70.6%) | 15 (29.4%) | 1 | ||
| APGAR score | |||||
| <6 | 61 (83.6%) | 12 (16.4%) | 0.953 (0.447–2.032) | ||
| >7 | 128 (84.2%) | 24 (15.8%) | 1 | ||
| Onset of illness | |||||
| Early | 147 (87%) | 22 (13%) | 2.227 (1.049–4.728) | ||
| Late | 42 (75%) | 14 (25%) | 1 | ||
| Iv line medications | |||||
| Gentamycin + ampicillin | 175 (86.2%) | 28 (13.8%) | 3.571 (1.373–9.289) | ||
| Ceftriaxone + Gentamycin | 14 (63.6%) | 8 (36.4%) | 1 | ||
| Place of birth | |||||
| Health institution | 182 (85%) | 32 (15%) | 0.308 (0.085–1.112) | ||
| Home | 7 (63.6%) | 4 (36.4%) | 1 | ||
| Maternal fever | |||||
| Yes | 45 (95.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | 4.846 (1.110–21.163) | ||
| No | 130 (82.3%) | 28 (17.7%) | 1 | ||
| NG tube feeding | |||||
| Yes | 53 (98.1%) | 1 (1.9%) | 13.862 (1.850–103.87) | ||
| No | 130 (79.3%) | 34 (20.7%) | 1 | ||
| Meconium aspiration | |||||
| Yes | 27 (67.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 0.299 (0.131–0.683) | 0.198 (0.059–0.664) | 0.009 |
| No | 125 (87.4%) | 18 (12.6%) | 1 | ||
Italic value indicates p value less than <.05