Table 1. Maternal and neonatal related characteristics who had preterm neonatal admission at Debre Tabor General Hospital NICU, Northwest Ethiopia, from January 1, 2014–December 30, 2017.
| Variable | HMD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| YES | NO | Total | |
| n (%) | n(%) | ||
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 56 (26.1) | 90 (28.0) | 146 (27.3) |
| Rural | 158 (73.8) | 231(72.0) | 389 (72.7) |
| Maternal age | |||
| <20 yrs. | 25(11.7) | 61(19.0) | 86(16.1) |
| 20–34 yrs. | 148(69.2) | 205(63.9) | 353(66.0) |
| >34yrs. | 41(19.2) | 55(17.1) | 96(17.9) |
| ANC visit | |||
| Yes | 170(79.4) | 242(75.4) | 412(77.0) |
| No | 44(20.6) | 79(24.6) | 123(23.0) |
| Number of ANC visit | |||
| <4 | 157(98.1) | 193(79.8) | 350(84.9) |
| ≥4 | 3 (1.9) | 49(20.3) | 52(15.1) |
| Parity | |||
| Prim | 73 (34.1) | 138 (43.0) | 211(39.4) |
| 1–4 births | 100 (46.7) | 142(44.2) | 242 (45.2) |
| ≥ 5 births | 41(19.2) | 41(12.8) | 82 (15.3) |
| Birth type | |||
| Single | 138 (64.5) | 229 (71.3) | 367(68.6) |
| Multiple | 76(35.5) | 92(28.7) | 168(31.4) |
| Birth weight | |||
| <1500gm | 100 (46.7) | 62(19.3) | 162(30.9) |
| ≥1500gm | 113(52.8) | 249(77.6) | 362(69.1) |
| Gestational age | |||
| <34wk | 138(64.4) | 101 (33.3) | 239(44.2) |
| ≥34wk | 76 (35.5) | 202(66.7) | 278(52.0) |
| Birth order | |||
| 1st | 63 (29.4) | 128(39.8) | 191(35.7) |
| ≥2 | 151(70.6) | 193(60.1) | 344(64.3) |
| Preeclampsia | |||
| Yes | 40(18.7) | 41(12.8) | 81(15.1) |
| No | 174(81.3) | 280(87.2) | 454(84.9) |
| Antenatal corticosteroid | |||
| Yes | 27(17.4) | 31(8.9) | 58(11.5) |
| No | 128(82.9) | 316(91.1) | 444(88.5) |
| Sex of neonate | |||
| Male | 110(51.4) | 166(51.7) | 276(51.6) |
| Female | 104(48.6) | 155(48.3) | 259(48.4) |
| Died | |||
| Yes | 106(49.5) | 61(19.0) | 167(31.2) |
| No | 108(50.5) | 260(81.0) | 368(68.8) |
HMD-Hyaline membrane disease, ANC-Antenatal care, COR-Crude odd ratio, AOR-Adjusted Odd Ratio