Table 1.
Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics and outcomes of preterm neonates admitted with RDS at Adama Hospital and Medical College, Ethiopia (n = 242).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| No (%) | ||
| Sex of neonate | Male | 153 (63.2) |
| Female | 98 (36.8) | |
| Age at admission | Birth-24 h | 234 (96.7) |
| 24.1–72 h | 4 (1.7) | |
| >72 years | 4 (1.7) | |
| Gestational age at birth(weeks) Mean 31.12 weeks (+ 2.3 SD) | Late preterm (34 to <37) | 38 (15.7) |
| Moderate preterm (32 to <34 weeks) | 84 (34.7) | |
| Very preterm (28 to <32 weeks) | 114 (47.1) | |
| Extremely preterm (<28 weeks) | 6 (2.5) | |
| Birth weight Mean = 1440.3 g(+321.2 SD) | LBW (1500 to <2500 g) | 113 (46.7) |
| VLBW (1000 to <1500 g) | 120 (49.6) | |
| ELBW(<1000 g) | 9 (3.7) | |
| APGAR score At fifth minute | 4–6 | 59 (24.4) |
| 7–10 | 168 (69.4) | |
| Unknown | 15 (6.2) | |
| Length of stay (7.13 days + 8.9 SD) | 0–3 | 100 (41.3) |
| 4–7 | 72 (29.8) | |
| >7 | 70 (28.9) |
*
APGAR: appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration; LBW: LBW; VLBW: very low-birth weight; ELBW: extremely low-birth weight.