Table 1.
Demographic and baseline characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 127 (51.6) |
| Female | 119 (48.4) |
| Gestational Age (weeks) | |
| 26 to < 28 | 9 (3.7) |
| 28 to ≤32 | 132 (53.7) |
| > 32 to 37 | 105 (42.7) |
| SGA | |
| Yes | 79 (32.1) |
| No | 167 (67.9) |
| Birth weight (grams) | |
| < 1500 | 152 (61.8) |
| ≥ 1500 | 94 (38.2) |
| 5th minute APGAR Score | |
| > 7 | 156 (63.4) |
| 4–7 | 80 (32.8) |
| Not known | 10 (3.8) |
| Age at admission | |
| < 1 hour | 89 (36.2) |
| ≥ 1 hour-24 hours | 157 (63.8) |
| Age at start of respiratory support | |
| < 1 hour | 77 (31.3) |
| ≥ 1 hour | 169 (68.7) |
| Respiratory support initiated | |
| CPAP | 158 (64.2) |
| Oxygen by Nasal prongs | 82 (33.3) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 6 (2.4) |
| Surfactant | |
| Yes | 49 (19.9) |
| No | 197 (80.1) |
| Maternal Age | |
| < 20 years | 21 (8.5) |
| 20–34 years | 175 (71.2) |
| > 35 years | 50 (20.3) |
| Parity | |
| Primipara | 79 (32.1) |
| Multipara | 167 (67.9) |
| Antenatal steroid (Dexamethasone) | |
| Received | 28 (11.4) |
| Not received | 218 (88.6) |
| Prolonged rapture of membranes > 18 hours (PROM) | |
| Yes | 82 (33.3) |
| No | 164 (66.7) |
| Maternal Fever | |
| Yes | 33 (13.4) |
| No | 213 (86.6) |
| Maternal Diabetes | |
| Yes | 2 (0.8) |
| No | 244 (99.2) |