Table 8. Predictors of mortality among newborns with low birth weight in neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals in Ethiopia.
| Variables | Categories | Total | Neonatal death (%)] | CHR(95%CI) | AHR(95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital status | Single | 21 | 66.7% | 23.58(7.54, 73.73) | 2.59(0.64, 10.43) |
| Married | 195 | 2.1% | 1 | 1 | |
| Family size | <4 | 101 | 1.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 4–6 | 65 | 7.7% | 0.099(0.02, 0.45) | 0.57(0.05, 6.58) | |
| >6 | 50 | 22.0% | 0.34(0.117, 1.02) | 1.31(0.09, 17.71) | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 156 | 1.9% | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 60 | 25.0% | 9.92(2.82, 34.92) | 0.41(0.11, 1.65) | |
| Maternal habit of chewing khat | Yes | 23 | 52.2% | 18.34(6.64, 50.6) | 7.19(0.48, 107.1) |
| No | 193 | 3.1% | 1 | 1 | |
| Maternal habit of alcohol intake | Yes | 27 | 40.7% | 9.94(3.71, 26.65) | 2.44(0.24, 25.24) |
| No | 189 | 3.7% | 1 | 1 | |
| History of maternal iron deficiency anemia | Yes | 51 | 27.5% | 11.4(3.66, 35.59) | 0.38(0.04, 3.24) |
| No | 165 | 2.4% | 1 | 1 | |
| History of maternal DM | Yes | 19 | 68.4% | 22.7(7.89, 65.55) | 4.79(1.15, 19.8)* |
| No | 197 | 2.5% | 1 | 1 | |
| Maternal diagnosed HIV | Yes | 22 | 45.5% | 14.67(5.38, 39.9) | 6.47(1.43, 29.3)* |
| No | 194 | 4.1% | 1 | 1 | |
| Kept in KMC within one hour | Yes | 165 | 3.0% | 1 | 1 |
| No | 51 | 25.5% | 8.8(2.85, 27.15) | 13.0(3.42, 49.5)* | |
| Feeding of the neonate within 28 days | Only breast milk | 154 | 2.6% | 1 | 1 |
| With additional food | 62 | 22.6% | 6.84(2.19, 21.29) | 0.73(0.11, 4.67) | |
| Does the neonate initiate exclusive breast feeding within one hour | Yes | 126 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.19(0.04, 0.95)* |
| No | 90 | 17.8% | 9.12(2.06, 40.31) | 1 | |
| Concurrent health problems | Yes | 42 | 35.7% | 3.73(1.98, 7.01) | 0.69(0.13, 3.62) |
| No | 174 | 1.7% | 1 | 1 |
*Variables which have p-value <0.05 in multivariable cox regression analysis