Table 2.
Unadjusted association between neonatal sepsis and maternal factors among mother-infant dyads in Kampala District, 2012
| Variable | Neonatal sepsis | OR(95% CI) | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%)a | No n (%)a | |||
| Maternal age in years | ||||
| 15–25 years | 21 (60.0) | 153 | 1 | |
| 26–41 years | 14 (40.0) | 129 | 0.79 (0.39–1.62) | 0.520 |
| Maternal education | ||||
| None or Primary | 16 (45.7) | 110 (39.0) | 1 | |
| Secondary | 15 (42.9) | 138 (48.9) | 0.75 (0.35–1.58) | 0.444 |
| Tertiary | 4 (11.4) | 34 (12.1) | 0.81 (0.25–2.59) | 0.721 |
| Paternal financial support | ||||
| Yes | 27 (77.1) | 262 (93.2) | 1 | |
| No | 8 (22.9) | 19 (06.8) | 4.09 (1.60–10.39) | 0.0013∞ |
| Attended antenatal | ||||
| < 4 times | 17 (50.0) | 143 (51.1) | 1 | |
| ≥ 4 times | 17 (50.0) | 137 (48.9) | 1.04 (0.51–2.13) | 0.906 |
| Fever during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 18 (51.4) | 135 (48.8) | 1 | |
| Yes | 17 (48.6) | 147 (51.2) | 0.87 (0.43–1.75) | 0.692 |
| Abnormal PV discharge | ||||
| No | 26 (74.3) | 184 (65.3) | 1 | |
| Yes | 9 (25.7) | 98 (34.7) | 0.65 (0.29–1.45) | 0.287 |
| Dysuria during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 28 (80.0) | 206 (73.0) | 1 | |
| Yes | 7 (20.0) | 76 (27.0) | 0.68 (0.28–1.62) | 0.378 |
| PV Bleeding during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 32 (91.4) | 263 (93.6) | 1 | |
| Yes | 3 (08.6) | 18 (06.4) | 1.37 (0.38–4.92) | 0.628 |
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Health facility | 32 (91.4) | 209 (95.4) | 1 | |
| Not health facility | 3 (08.6) | 13 (04.6) | 1.94 (0.52–7.20) | 0.313 |
| Duration of rupture of membranes | ||||
| < 18 h | 23 (67.6) | 269 (96.1) | 1 | |
| ≥ 18 h | 11 (32.4) | 11 (03.9) | 11.7 (4.30–31.83) | < 0.0001∞ |
OR Odds ratio, PV Par vaginal
∞Significant p value
aColumn percentage