Admission Hypothermia and Factors Associated with Mortality among Admitted Hypothermic Preterm Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 1
Cross-tabulation showing the preterm neonate and obstetrics characteristics with outcomes of hypothermic preterm babies in Addis Ababa public hospitals, 2022.
Variables
Categories
Outcomes of hypothermic preterm babies ()
Total, (%)
test
value
Discharged, (%)
Died, (%)
Sex of the baby
Male
89 (51.1)
88 (56.1)
177 (53.5)
0.79
0.372
Female
85 (48.9)
69 (43.9)
154 (46.5)
Birth weight in grams
<1500
18 (10.3)
89 (56.7)
107 (32.3)
84.46
<0.01
1500-2499
135 (77.6)
65 (41.4)
200 (60.4)
≥2500
21 (12.1)
3 (1.9)
24 (7.3)
Gestational age in weeks
<32
10 (5.8)
87 (55.4)
97 (29.3)
104.51
<0.01
104 (59.8)
57 (36.3)
161 (48.6)
≥ 36
60 (34.4)
13 (8.3)
73 (22.1)
Age at the time of presentation in hours
< 24
169 (97.1)
149 (94.9)
318 (96.1)
Nf
Nf
24-72
5 (2.9)
6 (3.8)
11 (3.3)
>72
0 (0.0)
2 (1.3)
2 (0.6)
Weight for age
SGA
14 (8.05)
24 (15.29)
38 (11.48)
Nf
Nf
AGA
158 (90.8)
132 (84.08)
290 (87.61)
LGA
2 (1.15)
1 (0.64)
3 (0.91)
Place of delivery
Inborn
79 (45.4)
78 (49.7)
157 (47.4)
Nf
Nf
Outborn
94 (54)
72 (45.8)
166 (50.1)
Home
1 (0.6)
7 (4.5)
8 (2.5)
Mode of delivery
SVD
87 (50)
86 (54.8)
173 (52.3)
Nf
Nf
C/S
82 (47.1)
68 (43.3)
150 (45.3)
AVD
5 (2.9)
3 (1.9)
8 (2.4)
Time of delivery
Daytime
84 (48.3)
86 (54.8)
170 (51.4)
1.39
0.237
Nighttime
90 (51.7)
71 (45.2)
161 (48.64)
Crying immediately after birth
Yes
112 (64.4)
86 (54.8)
198 (59.8)
3.15
0.076
No
62 (35.6)
71 (45.2)
133 (40.2)
xNf: not fulfill chi-square assumption; NB: -; SGA: small for gestational age; AGA: appropriate for gestational age; LGA: large for gestational age; SVD: spontaneous vertex delivery; C/S: cesarean-section; AVD: assisted vaginal delivery.
