Table 2.
Distribution maternal risk factors for neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted in Shashemenne referral hospital and Melka Oda district hospital in NICU wards, Ethiopia, 2017.
| VARIABLE | Frequency | Sepsis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EONS | LONS | OTHERS | |||
| History of maternal UTI | Yes | 22(9%) | 7(2.9%) | 7(2.9%) | 8(3.4%) |
| No | 222(91%) | 116(47.5%) | 60(24.6%)%) | 46(18.9%) | |
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| History of antenatal care | Yes | 192(78.7%) | 101(41.4%) | 52(21.3%) | 39(16%) |
| No | 52(21.3%) | 22(9%) | 15(6%) | 15(6%) | |
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| History of Maternal Fever | Yes | 36(14.8%) | 14(5.7%) | 11(4.5%) | 11(4.5%) |
| No | 208(85.2) | 109(44.7%) | 56(23%) | 43(17.6%) | |
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| History of foul smelling liquor | Yes | 10(4.1%) | 5(2%) | 2(0.8%) | 3(1.2%) |
| No | 234(95.9%) | 118(48.4%) | 65(26.6%) | 51(20.9%) | |
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| History of Chorioamnionitis | Yes | 12(4.9%) | 6(2.5%) | 3(1.2%) | 3(1.2%) |
| No | 232((95.1%) | 117(48%) | 64(26%) | 51(20.9%) | |
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| Meconium stained amniotic fluid | Yes | 17(7%) | 7(2.9%) | 3(1.2%) | 7(2.9%) |
| No | 227(93%) | 116(47.5%) | 64(26%) | 47(19%) | |
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| History of premature rupture of membrane | Yes | 52(21.3%) | 18(7%) | 9(3.7%) | 9(3.7%) |
| No | 192(78.7%) | 100(41%) | 49(20%) | 43(17.6%) | |
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| Duration of PROM | <18 hrs | 174(71.3%) | 96(39%) | 42(17.2%) | 36(14.8%) |
| >18 hrs | 24(9.8%) | 10(4%) | 8(3.2%) | 6(2.5%) | |
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| Parity | Primi | 99(40.6%) | 52(21.3%) | 23(9.4%) | 24(%) |
| Multipara | 145(59.4%) | 71(9.8%) | 44(18%) | 30(12.3%) | |
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| Mode of delivery | S/V | 181(74.2 | 86(35.2%) | 53(21.7%) | 42(17.2%) |
| C/S | 52(21.3%) | 32(13%) | 12(5%) | 8(3.3%) | |
| Vacuum(I) | 11(4.5%) | 5(2%) | 2(0.8%) | 4(1.6%) | |
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| Place of delivery | Hospital | 181(75%) | 98(40%) | 46(18.9%) | 39(16%) |
| Health Center | 36(14.6%) | 18(7.3%) | 9(3.7%) | 9(3.7%) | |
| Clinic | 6(2.5%) | 3(1.2%) | 2(0.8%) | 1(0.4%) | |
| Home | 19(7.8%) | 4(1.6%) | 14(5.7%) | 1(0.4%) | |
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| Duration of labor | <6 hrs | 31(12.7%) | 10(4%) | 13(5.3%) | 8(3.3%) |
| 6-12 hrs | 74(32.6%) | 39(16%) | 19(7.8%) | 16(7%) | |
| 12-24 hrs | 73(32.1) | 41(6.6%) | 18(7.4%) | 14(5.7%) | |
| >24 hrs | 16(7%) | 12(5%) | 0(0%) | 4(1.6%) | |
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| Diagnosis on admission | 123(50.4%) | 67(27.5%) | 52(22.1%) | ||