Research Article
Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana
Table 3
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants in relation to sex of neonate.
| Parameter | Total | Males | Females | value | | | |
| Mother’s age (years) | | | | 0.271 | Mode of delivery | | | | 0.749 | NVD | 57 (57.0) | 28 (53.8) | 29 (60.4) | | NVDA | 24 (24.0) | 14 (26.9) | 10 (20.8) | | CS | 19 (19.0) | 10 (19.2) | 9 (18.8) | | Duration of labour | | | | 0.507 | Normal | 57 (57.0) | 28 (53.8) | 29 (60.4) | | Prolonged | 43 (43.0) | 24 (46.2) | 19 (39.6) | | Mother’s sickling status | | | | 0.484 | Negative | 80 (80.0) | 43 (82.7) | 37 (77.1) | | Positive | 20 (20.0) | 9 (17.3) | 11 (22.9) | | Mother’s G6PD status | | | | 0.456 | Normal | 80 (80.0) | 44 (84.6) | 36 (75.0) | | PD | 11 (11.0) | 4 (7.7) | 7 (14.6) | | FD | 9 (9.0) | 4 (7.7) | 5 (10.4) | | Begin of condition | | | | 0.048 | At birth | 10 (10.0) | 7 (13.5) | 3 (6.2) | | 1–3 days | 54 (54.0) | 22 (42.3) | 32 (66.7) | | ≥4 days | 36 (36.0) | 23 (44.2) | 13 (27.1) | | Neonate’s G6PD status | | | | 0.511 | Normal | 88 (88.0) | 47 (90.4) | 41 (85.4) | | PD | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.1) | | FD | 11 (11.0) | 5 (9.6) | 6 (12.5) | | Blood group incompatibility | | | | 0.169 | No | 82 (82.0) | 40 (76.9) | 42 (87.5) | | Yes | 18 (18.0) | 12 (23.1) | 6 (12.5) | | TB (µmol/L) | | | | 0.058 | Normal | 18 (18.0) | 13 (25.0) | 5 (10.4) | | High | 82 (82.0) | 39 (75.0) | 43 (89.6) | | DB (µmol/L) | | | | 0.057 | Normal | 59 (59.0) | 26 (50.0) | 33 (68.8) | | High | 41 (41.0) | 26 (50.0) | 15 (31.2) | | IDB (µmol/L) | | | | - | High | 100 (100.0) | 52 (100.0) | 48 (100.0) | | Birth weight | | | | 0.774 | Low | 34 (34.0) | 17 (32.7) | 17 (35.4) | | Normal | 66 (66.0) | 35 (67.3) | 31 (64.6) | | Mean birth weight | | | | 0.705 | Gestation | | | | 0.508 | TB (µmol/L) | | | | 0.390 | DB (µmol/L) | | | | 0.019 | IDB (µmol/L) | | | | 0.552 |
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TB: total bilirubin; DB: direct bilirubin; IDB: indirect bilirubin.
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