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. 2021 Nov 16;10(11):1494. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10111494

Table 3.

Characteristics related to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in newborns and maternal or neonatal mortality related to COVID-19 in Luanda, Angola.

Characteristics of the Mothers Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to Newborns at Day 7 Maternal Death Neonatal Death
No (%) Yes (%) p-Value No (%) Yes (%) p-Value No (%) Yes (%) p-Value
Overall 10 (90.9) 1 (9.10) 11 (84.6) 2 (15.4) 11 (84.6) 2 (15.4)
Age groups
<20 years 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.740 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.657 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.657
≥20 years 9 (90.0) 1 (10.0) 10 (83.3) 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) 2 (16.7)
Residence area
Rural 9 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.026 10 (90.9) 1 (9.1) 0.140 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 0.512
Urban 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 2 (100) 0 (0.0)
Educational level
Low 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0.026 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0.326 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0.326
High 9 (100) 0 (0.0) 9 (90.0) 1 (10.0) 9 (90.0) 1 (10.0)
Occupation
Unemployed 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1) 0.621 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 0.512 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 0.512
Employed 2 (100) 0 (0.0) 2 (100) 0 (0.0) 2 (100) 0 (0.0)
Antenatal care
No 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0.001 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0.140 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0.140
Yes 10 (100) 0 (0.0) 10 (90.9) 1 (9.1) 10 (90.9) 1 (9.1)
Symptomatic disease
No 3 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.521 4 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.305 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0) 0.522
Yes 7 (87.5) 1 (12.5) 7 (77.8) 2 (22.2) 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1)
Delivery category
Vaginal 9 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.026 9 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.021 9 (100) 0 (0.0) 0.021
Cesarean 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0)
Exclusive breastfeeding
No 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0.001 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0.001 1 (100) 0 (0.0) -
Yes 10 (100) 0 (0.0) 10 (100) 0 (0.0) 10 (100) 0 (0.0)

Observation: Bold results mean they were significant in the chi-square test.