Table 3.
Neonatal factors of neonatal sepsis among neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.
| Variables | Categories | Cases (77) | Controls (308) | Chi square |
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| Age of the neonate | <7 days | 76 (98.7) | 305 (99.0) | 0.802 |
| 8-28 days | 1 (1.3) | 3 (1.0) | ||
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| Sex of newborn | Male | 49 (63.6) | 182 (59.1) | 0.466 |
| Female | 28 (36.4) | 126 (40.9) | ||
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| Gestational age of newborn in weeks | <34 WK | 6 (07.8) | 14 (4.5) | 0.001 |
| 34-37 WK | 22 (28.6) | 33 (10.7) | ||
| 37-42 WK | 49 (63.6) | 261 (84.7) | ||
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| Birth weight | <2500 gm | 32 (41.5) | 31 (10.1) | 0.001 |
| >2500 gm | 45 (58.4) | 277 (89.9) | ||
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| Congenital abnormalities | Yes | 2 (2.6) | 2 (0.6) | 0.132 |
| No | 75 (97.4) | 306 (99.4) | ||
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| Trauma that disrupts skin at birth | Yes | 5 (06.9) | 13 (4.2) | |
| No | 72 (93.5) | 295 (95.8) | 0.398 | |
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| Apgar score | <7 | 34 (44.1) | 26 (8.4) | 0.001 |
| 7-10 | 43 (55.8) | 282 (91.5) | ||
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| Start breastfeeding | >60 minutes | 20 (25.9) | 106 (34.4) | 0.006 |
| <60 minutes | 57 (74.1) | 202 (65.6) | ||