Table 3.
NICU morbidities of refugee neonates.
| Syrian(89) | Iraqi(18) | Refugees (110) | ||
| RDS, n (%) | 26 (29%) | 7 (38.8%) | 33 (30%) | P > 0.05 |
| Surfactant use, n (%) | 5/26 (19.2%) | 2/7 (28.5) | 7/33 (21%) | P > 0.05 |
| TTN, n (%) | 26 (29.2%) | 5 (27.7%) | 31 (28.1%) | P > 0.05 |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 5 (5.6%) | 2 (11.1%) | 7 (6.3%) | P > 0.05 |
| Hypoglycemia, n (%) | 11 (12.3%) | 1 (5.6%) | 12 (10.9%) | P > 0.05 |
| Jaundice, n (%) | 59 (66.3%) | 14 (77.7%) | 75 (68.1%) | P > 0.05 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis, n (%) | 1 (1.1%) | - | 1 (0.9%) | - |
| Feeding intolerance, n (%) | 1 (1.1%) | 3 (16.6%) | 4 (3.6%) | P < 0.051 |
| Polycythemia, n (%) | 6 (6.7%) | - | 6 (5.4%) | - |
| Dehydration, n (%) | 3 (3.3%) | 1 (5.6%) | 4 (3.6%) | P > 0.05 |
| Rehospitalization, n (%) | 6 (6.7%) | 1 (5.6%) | 8 (7.2%) | P > 0.05 |
| Breastfeeding, n (%) | 95% | 95% | 95.8% | P > 0.05 |
| Duration of hospital stay, days | 4 (1–76) | 7.5 (2–75) | 4 (1–76) | P < 0.052 |
1 Iraqi vs. Syrian. 2 Iraqi vs. Syrian. NICU, Neonatal intensive care unit; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome; TTN, transient tachypnea of newborn.