Table 4.
risk factors and relative risk of neonatal death at Hargeisa Group Hospital, Somaliland, June-October 2013
| Neonatal death (n=152) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | Yes1, n=28 (%) | No1, n=124 (%) | Relative risk (95% confidence interval)2 |
| Sex1 | |||
| Male | 15 (16) | 80 (84) | 0.7 (0.3-1.4), p=0.29 |
| Female | 11 (23) | 37 (77) | Ref. |
| Birth weight1 | |||
| <2500g | 12 (28) | 31 (72) | 2.1 (1.0-4.2), p=0.05 |
| ≥2500g | 13 (14) | 83 (86) | Ref. |
| Prematurity (GA<37)1 | |||
| Yes | 12 (50) | 12 (50) | 4.6 (2.3-9.0) p<0.0001 |
| No | 13 (11) | 106 (89) | Ref. |
| Premature rupture of membranes1 | |||
| Yes | 12 (29) | 29 (71) | 2.0 (1.0-3.9), p=0.06 |
| No | 15 (15) | 85 (85) | Ref. |
| Meconium exposure1 | |||
| Yes | 9 (14) | 54 (86) | 0.6 (0.3-1.3), p=0.23 |
| No | 18 (23) | 62 (77) | Ref. |
| Bag/mask ventilation1 | |||
| Yes | 11 (22) | 39 (78) | 1.4 (0.6-2.9), p=0.41 |
| No | 14 (16) | 73 (84) | Ref. |
1
Number of patients with missing information within each category: sex=9, birth weight=13, prematurity=9, premature rupture of membranes=11, meconium=9, bag/mask ventilation=15; 2 Analysis with robust cluster correction for twin births. P-value <0.05 regarded as significant