Table 2.
Maternal socio-demographic characteristics in neonates admitted to JMC
| Variable | Category | Total N (%) | Sepsis, N (%) | No sepsis, N (%) |
| Maternal age in years (N=298) | <18 | 6 | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) |
| 18–35 | 284 | 188 (66.2) | 96 (33.8) | |
| >35 | 8 | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | |
| Residency (N=281) | Urban | 121 | 80 (66.1) | 41 (33.9) |
| Rural | 160 | 101 (63.1) | 59 (36.9) | |
| Educational status (N=297) | None | 111 | 73 (65.8) | 38 (34.2) |
| Read and write only | 35 | 26 (74.3) | 9 (25.7) | |
| Primary | 60 | 37 (61.7) | 23 (38.3) | |
| Secondary | 50 | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32) | |
| Above high school | 41 | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | |
| Occupation (N=295) | Housewife | 214 | 141 (65.9) | 73 (34.1) |
| Self employed | 28 | 22 (78.6) | 6 (21.4) | |
| Government employee | 31 | 19 (61.3) | 12 (38.7) | |
| Farmer | 13 | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | |
| Other | 9 | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) |