Table 4.
Factors determining the development of EONS among pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membrane.
| Variable | Category | EONS | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Delivery mode | Cesarean | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | 0.7 (0.3,1.7) |
| Vaginal | 46 (43.0) | 61 (57.0) | 1.0 | |
| Use of Prophylactic Abs | Yes | 50 (42.4) | 68 (57.6) | 1.5 (0.4,4.6) |
| No | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | 1.00 | |
| Use of steroids | Yes | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | 3.5 (1.3,9.3)* |
| No | 41 (30.1) | 95 (69.9) | 1.0 | |
| GA at ROM (week) | 28–33 + 6 | 15 (75.0) | 5 (25.0) | 5.5 (1.9, 16.8)** |
| 34–36 + 6 | 40 (35.4) | 73 (64.6) | 1.0 | |
| GA at delivery (week) | 28–33 + 6 | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | 3.6 (1. 1, 12.4) |
| 34–36 + 6 | 46 (38.3) | 74 (61.7) | 1.0 | |
| Latency | <72 h | 36 (37.9) | 59 (62.1) | 0.6 (0.3,1.3) |
| ≥72 h | 19 (50.0) | 19 (50.0) | 1.0 | |
| Birth weight (gm) | Low | 32 (57.1) | 24 (42.9) | 3.13 (1.5,6.4)** |
| Normal | 23 (29.9) | 54 (70.1) | 1.0 | |
| Labor duration (hours) | <24 | 46 (31.3) | 101 (68.7) | 1.0 |
| ≥24 | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | 4.9 (0.1,0.7)** | |
| Chorioamnionitis | Yes | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 2.9 (0.9,9.7) |
| No | 48 (32.4) | 100 (67.6) | 1.0 | |
EONS, Early-onset neonatal sepsis; Abs, antibiotics; GA, Gestational age; ROM, rupture of membrane.
*, ** & *** indicate statistically significant difference at p < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001, respectively.