Table 7. The Kaplan Meier estimates of mean survival time for the covariates of variables among the newborns admitted at neonatal intensive care unit in public hospitals in Ethiopia.
| Variables | Category | Mean survival time (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Marital status | Single | 9.22(5.89, 12.55 |
| Married | 13.61(13.23, 13.99) | |
| Family size | <4 | 13.69(13.26, 14.12) |
| 4–6 | 14.43(12.85, 16.01) | |
| >6 | 13.18(8.54, 17.83) | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 13(73(13.27, 14.18) |
| Rural | 14.10(10.04, 18.16) | |
| Habit of chewing khat | Yes | 8.93(4.54, 13.32) |
| No | 15.21(14.49, 15.94) | |
| Maternal history of alcohol intake | Yes | 12(90(7.54, 18.26) |
| No | 15.0(14.22, 15.81) | |
| History of maternal iron deficiency anemia | Yes | 13.03(8.75, 17.32) |
| No | 13.59(13.09, 14.10) | |
| History of maternal DM | Yes | 8.74(4.59, 12.90) |
| No | 15.3(14.49, 16.01) | |
| Maternal diagnosed HIV | Yes | 9.76(3.45, 16.06) |
| No | 14.97(14.20, 15.74) | |
| Kept in KMC within one hour | Yes | 23.15(22.18, 24.12) |
| No | 11.69(9.86, 13.53) | |
| Feeding of the neonate within 28 days | Only breast milk | 13.61(13.08, 14.13) |
| With additional food | 14.15(10.10, 18.19) | |
| Does the neonate initiate exclusive breast feeding within one hour | Yes | 13.69(13.26, 14.14) |
| No | 14.78(11.02, 18.53) | |
| Concurrent health problems | Yes | 12.41(9.05, 15.76) |
| No | 13.74(13.44, 14.04) |