Table 2.
Patient demographics and main findings of neonatal admissions.
| Characteristics | Findings, n (%) | Missing (n=129), n (%) | Complete (n=129), n (%) | ||||
| Demographics (n=129) | |||||||
| Gender, n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Male | 79 (61.2) |
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Female | 50 (38.7) |
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| Age (hours), n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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≤48 | 85 (65.9) |
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>48 | 44 (34.1) |
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| Type of birth, n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Singletons | 124 (96.1) |
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Twins | 5 (3.8) |
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| Admitted from, n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Within Zomba Central Hospital | 84 (65.1) |
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Outside health facility | 45 (34.8) |
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| Weight and gestation | |||||||
| Birth weight (g; n=117) | 12 (9.3) | 117 (90.7) | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 2616 (750) |
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Median (IQR) | 2800 (2000-3200) |
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Range | 600-4000 |
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<2500 g (LBWa), n (%), | 44 (37.6) |
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>2500 g (normal birth weight), n (%) | 73 (62.4) |
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| Admission weight (g; n=129) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 2638 (841) |
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Median (IQR) | 2750 (2030-2750) |
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Range | 630-5320 |
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<2500 g, n (%) | 49 (38.0) |
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>2500 g, n (%) | 80 (62.0) |
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| Gestation (weeks) by fundal height and LMPb (n=129) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 36 (4) |
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Median (IQR) | 37 (34-38) |
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Range | 24-42 |
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<37 weeks, n (%) | 58 (45.0) |
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≤30 weeks, n (%) | 9 (7.0) |
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| Discharge diagnoses and outcome | |||||||
| Researcher-in-residence diagnosis (mutually exclusivec; n=129), n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Neonatal sepsis | 44 (34.1) |
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Birth asphyxia (mild or moderate or severe) | 30 (23.3) |
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LBW | 13 (10.1) |
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Prematurity with RDSd | 6 (4.7) |
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Pneumonia or bronchiolitis | 6 (4.7) |
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Prematurity only | 13 (10.1) |
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Congenital abnormality | 6 (4.7) |
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Other | 6 (4.7) |
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Well baby | 4 (3.1) |
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| HCPe discharge diagnoses (not mutually exclusivef; n=129), n (%) | 0 (0) | 129 (100) | |||||
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Neonatal sepsis | 58 (45.0) |
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Birth asphyxia | 28 (21.7) |
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Prematurity with RDS | 20 (15.5) |
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Congenital anomaly | 5 (3.9) |
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Other | 42 (32.6) |
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| Outcome (n=121), n (%) | 8 (6.2) | 121 (93.8) | |||||
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Absconded | 7 (5.8) |
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Discharged alive | 102 (84.3) |
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| Neonatal death | 12 (9.9) |
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aLBW: low birth weight.
bLMP: last menstrual period.
cMutually exclusive: assumes one single diagnosis only.
dRDS: respiratory distress syndrome.
eHCP: health care professionals
fNot mutually exclusive: assumes on discharge some babies had more than one diagnosis, which may have contributed to their presentation.