Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and clinical feature of neonates with sepsis, at Arsi University Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital, Neonatal ICU, April 2016 to May 2017

Characteristic		Number	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	198	65.3
	female	105	34.7
Age	< 7days	185	61.2
	7–28 days	118	38.8
Mode of delivery	SVD*	220	72.5
	C/S*	83	27.5
Birth Weight	<1500gm	18	5.9
	1500–2500gm	55	18.2
	>2500gm	230	75.9
ANC*	<4 visit	193	63.8
	>= 4 visits	110	36.2
Duration of ROM*	<18hrs	221	72.8
	>=18hrs	82	27.2
Duration of labor	<24hrs	224	73.8
	>=24hrs	79	26.2
Place of delivery	Health facility	256	84.6
	Home	47	15.4
Respiratory distress	Yes	200	66
	No	103	34
Temperature	Hypothermia	112	37.1
	Fever	143	47.3
Neonatal reflex	Intact	106	35.1
	Depressed	197	62.9

ANC* - Antenatal care, SVD*-Spontaneous vaginal delivery, C/S*-cesarean section, ROM*-Rupture of membrane.