Table 2.
Major causes of death in children who died.
| Responses | Percent of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | |||
| Cause of Death | Prematurity | 12 | 20.0% | 75.0% |
| ELBW | 12 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 16.7% | 62.5% | |
| Pulmonary Haemorrhage | 4 | 6.7% | 25.0% | |
| Sepsis/infections | 5 | 8.3% | 31.3% | |
| Pneumothorax | 5 | 8.3% | 31.3% | |
| NEC | 4 | 6.7% | 25.0% | |
| Birth Asphyxia | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| Hypotension | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| CLD | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| Multi-Organ Failure | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| IVH | 2 | 3.3% | 12.5% | |
| Thrombocytopenia | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| Other | 1 | 1.7% | 6.3% | |
| Total | 60 | 100.0% | ||
ELBW: extremely low birth weight; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; CLD: chronic lung disease; IVH: intraventricular haemorrhage.