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. 2021 Sep 15;47:186. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01139-9

Table 1.

sample size calculation to assess the incidence and predictors of neonatal mortality among referred neonates admitted to Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara Regional State North, Ethiopia, 2020

Significant factors associated with neonatal mortality Proportion among exposure and non-exposure Total sample size Source
Capillary refill time:
 >  3 s P1 = 0.45 238 (16)
 <  3 s q1 = 0.26
Body temperature at admission time:
 Hypothermic P1 = 0.43 396
 Non-hypothermic q1 = 0.29
Delivery conducted:
 Unskilled birth attendant P1 = 0.73 42 (48)
 Skilled birth attendants q1 = 0.26
 Oxygen saturation < 90% P1 = 0.36 92 (24)
 Oxygen saturation > 90% q1 = 0.11