Table 2.
Variables | Category | Overall* | Neonates who died† |
n=161 (%) | n=45 (%) | ||
Gender | Female | 96 (59.6) | 27 (28.1) |
Male | 65 (40.4) | 18 (27.7) | |
GA (weeks) | 25–32 | 78 (49.1) | 36 (46.2) |
33–37 | 81 (50.9) | 9 (11.1) | |
HIV exposed | Yes | 58 (36.0) | 14 (24.1) |
No | 103 (64.0) | 31 (30.1) | |
Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) | Yes | 44 (27.3) | 11 (25.0) |
No | 117 (72.7) | 34 (29.1) | |
Birth weight (g) | ≤1000 g | 43 (26.7) | 23 (53.5) |
>1000 g | 118 (73.3) | 22 (18.6) | |
Born before arrival | Yes | 11 (6.8) | 2 (18.2) |
No | 150 (93.2) | 43 (28.7) | |
Mother not been to antenatal clinic (ANC) | Yes (no ANC) | 25 (15.5) | 8 (32.0) |
No (ANC attended) | 136 (84.5) | 37 (27.2) | |
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) | Yes | 111 (69.8) | 23 (20.7) |
No | 48 (30.2) | 21 (43.8) |
*The overall number and percentage per risk factor.
†The number and percentage of babies who died per risk factor category.
GA, gestational age; PMTCT, prevention of mother to child transmission; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction.