Table 2.
Maternal data in relation to neonates with suspected sepsis admitted in NICU at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Northeastern Ethiopia, August 2017 to March 2018.
| S.no. | Characteristics | Number (%) ∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG | BG | ||
| 1 | Age in years | ||
| <35 | 147 (59.8) | 50 (20.3) | |
| ≥35 | 32 (13) | 17 (6.9) | |
| 2 | Marital status | ||
| Single | 18 (7.3) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Separated | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Married | 159 (64.6) | 60 (24.4) | |
| 3 | Residence | ||
| Rural | 80 (32.5) | 32 (13) | |
| Urban | 99 (40.2) | 35 (14.2) | |
| 4 | Occupation status of mothers | ||
| Unemployed | 88 (35.8) | 29 (11.8) | |
| Employed | 91 (37) | 38 (15.4) | |
| 5 | Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 21 (8.5) | 11 (4.5) | |
| Primary school level | 80 (32.5) | 27 (11) | |
| Secondary and above | 78 (31.7) | 29 (11.8) | |
| 6 | No. of parity | ||
| Primparity | 93 (37.8) | 36 (14.6) | |
| 2–4 | 72 (29.3) | 26 (10.6) | |
| ≥5 | 14 (5.7) | 5 (2) | |
| 7 | Number of ANC visit | ||
| No | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
| <4 | 87 (35.4) | 25 (10.2) | |
| ≥4 | 91 (37) | 42 (17.1) | |
| 8 | Twin pregnancy | ||
| No | 166 (67.5) | 63 (25.6) | |
| Yes | 13 (5.3) | 4 (1.6) | |
| 9 | Urinary tract infection | ||
| No | 178 (72.4) | 60 (24.4) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.4) | 7 (2.8) | |
| 10 | Vaginal discharge foul smelling | ||
| No | 174 (70.7) | 64 (26) | |
| Yes | 5 (2) | 3 (1.2) | |
| 11 | Place of delivery | ||
| Hospital | 126 (51.2) | 43 (17.5) | |
| Health center | 51 (20.7) | 24 (9.8) | |
| Home | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
| 12 | Mode of delivery | ||
| Spontaneous vortex delivery | 142 (57.7) | 47 (19.1) | |
| Assisted vaginal delivery | 7 (2.8) | 9 (3.7) | |
| Caesarian section | 30 (12.2) | 11 (4.5) | |
| 13 | Duration of labor | ||
| <18 hrs. | 170 (69.1) | 62 (25.2) | |
| ≥18 hrs. | 9 (3.7) | 5 (2) | |
| 14 | Prolonged rupture of membrane | ||
| <18 hrs. | 160 (65) | 39 (15.9) | |
| ≥18 hrs | 19 (7.7) | 28 (11.4) | |
(%) ∗: the percentage in each cell is computed by dividing the cell's value (numerator) with the total study subjects (246) (denominator); NG: No growth; BG: Bacterial growth.