Table 4.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression for predictors of neonatal mortality among newborn babies hospitalized in pediatrics department
| Variable | Death | Survival | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||||
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 33 | (38.4) | 414 | (49.3) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Male | 53 | (61.6) | 425 | (50.6) | 1.56 (0.99–2.46) | 1.44 (0.83–2.51) | |||
| Gestational age | |||||||||
| Term | 22 | (25.6) | 464 | (55.2) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Preterm | 64 | (74.4) | 375 | (44.8) | 6.67 (1.61–27.49)** | 1.95 (0.65–5.91) | |||
| Birth weight (g) | |||||||||
| ≥ 2,500 | 19 | (22.1) | 382 | (45.5) | 1 | 1 | |||
| < 2,500 | 67 | (77.9) | 457 | (54.5) | 2.94 (1.74–4.99)*** | 1.61 (0.49–5.31) | |||
| Age at admission | |||||||||
| ≥ 24 hours | 2 | (2.3) | 115 | (13.7) | 1 | 1 | |||
| < 24 hours | 84 | (97.7) | 724 | (86.3) | 6.67 (1.61–27.49)** | 1.20 (0.23–6.21) | |||
| Apgar at 5th minute | |||||||||
| ≥ 7 | 16 | (18.6) | 409 | (48.7) | 1 | 1 | |||
| < 7 | 70 | (81.4) | 430 | (51.3) | 4.16 (2.37–7.28)*** | 3.57 (1.84–6.96)*** | |||
| Residence of mothers | |||||||||
| Phnom Penh | 36 | (41.9) | 447 | (53.3) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Provinces | 50 | (58.1) | 392 | (46.7) | 1.58 (1.01–2.48)* | 1.26 (0.73–2.18) | |||
| Methods of Payment | |||||||||
| Out-of-pocketa | 6 | (7.0) | 297 | (35.4) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Government/NGO | 80 | (93.0) | 542 | (64.6) | 7.30 (3.15–16.95)*** | 11.32 (4.58–28.00)*** | |||
| Admission due to respiratory distress | |||||||||
| No | 32 | (37.2) | 737 | (87.8) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 54 | (62.8) | 102 | (12.2) | 12.19 (7.51–19.78)*** | 11.94 (6.71–21.27)*** | |||
| Admission due to infection | |||||||||
| No | 84 | (97.7) | 665 | (79.3) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 2 | (2.3) | 174 | (20.7) | 0.09 (0.02–0.37)** | 1.22 (0.25–6.01) | |||
| Hypothermia on admission | |||||||||
| No | 1 | (1.2) | 216 | (25.7) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yes | 85 | (98.8) | 623 | (74.3) | 29.47 (4.09–212.92)** | 9.41 (1.25–71.08)* | |||
a Out-of-pocket includes patients who paid all by out-of-pocket and patients who paid by out-of-pocket with some supports by the hospital.
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01;***P < 0.001
NGO: non-governmental organization
OR: odds ratio
CI: confidence interval