Table 4. Characteristics of a newborn delivered at public hospitals in Sidama region, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 405).

Variable	Category	Case (n = 135)		Control (n = 270)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%	P
Birth defect	Yes	9	6.7%	14	5.2%	0.544
	No	126	93.3%	256	94.8%
Sex of neonate	Male	79	58.5%	158	58.5%	1.00
	Female	56	41.5%	112	41.5%
Weight of neonate in gram	< 2500	20	14.8%	34	12.6%	0.535
	≥ 2500	115	85.2%	236	87.4%

%; Percentage.