Table 4.
Outcomes of neonates with birth weight recorded upon admission to neonatology units at two rural district hospitals in Rwanda (N = 1518)
| All neonates (N = 1518) | Low birth weight (< 2500 g) (N = 701) | Normal birth weight (≥2500 g) (N = 817) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Outcome | N = 1386 | N = 626 | N = 760 | ||||
| Discharged | 1162 | 83.3 | 522 | 83.4 | 640 | 84.2 | 0.131 |
| Transferred | 32 | 2.3 | 11 | 1.8 | 21 | 2.8 | |
| Absconded | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.8 | |
| Died | 185 | 13.3 | 92 | 14.7 | 93 | 12.2 | |
| Length of staya | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
| All neonates | 5 | 2, 10 | 7 | 2, 14 | 4 | 2, 7 | < 0.001 |
| Discharged | 6 | 2, 11 | 8 | 3, 18 | 5 | 2, 8 | < 0.001 |
| Transferred | 3 | 0.5, 9.5 | 3.5 | 0, 11 | 2.5 | 0.5, 7.5 | 0.722 |
| Absconded | 7 | 1, 15 | 21 | 21, 21 | 5 | 1, 8 | 0.134 |
| Died | 1 | 0, 3 | 2 | 1, 4 | 1 | 0, 2 | 0.003 |
| Weight at discharge (grams)b | N = 1013 | N = 477 | N = 536 | ||||
| < 2500 | 515 | 50.8 | 449 | 94.1 | 66 | 12.3 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 2500 | 498 | 49.2 | 28 | 5.9 | 470 | 87.7 | |
aOnly reported for neonates that had an admission date and outcome date or age at admission and age at discharge; bLimited to neonates who were discharged