Admission Outcome and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Bacterial Isolates among Neonates with Suspected Sepsis in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Northeastern Ethiopia
Table 2
Maternal data in relation to neonates with suspected sepsis admitted in NICU at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Northeastern Ethiopia, August 2017 to March 2018.
S.no.
Characteristics
Number (%)
NG
BG
1
Age in years
<35
147 (59.8)
50 (20.3)
≥35
32 (13)
17 (6.9)
2
Marital status
Single
18 (7.3)
7 (2.8)
Separated
2 (0.8)
0 (0)
Married
159 (64.6)
60 (24.4)
3
Residence
Rural
80 (32.5)
32 (13)
Urban
99 (40.2)
35 (14.2)
4
Occupation status of mothers
Unemployed
88 (35.8)
29 (11.8)
Employed
91 (37)
38 (15.4)
5
Educational status
Illiterate
21 (8.5)
11 (4.5)
Primary school level
80 (32.5)
27 (11)
Secondary and above
78 (31.7)
29 (11.8)
6
No. of parity
Primparity
93 (37.8)
36 (14.6)
2–4
72 (29.3)
26 (10.6)
≥5
14 (5.7)
5 (2)
7
Number of ANC visit
No
1 (0.4)
0 (0)
<4
87 (35.4)
25 (10.2)
≥4
91 (37)
42 (17.1)
8
Twin pregnancy
No
166 (67.5)
63 (25.6)
Yes
13 (5.3)
4 (1.6)
9
Urinary tract infection
No
178 (72.4)
60 (24.4)
Yes
1 (0.4)
7 (2.8)
10
Vaginal discharge foul smelling
No
174 (70.7)
64 (26)
Yes
5 (2)
3 (1.2)
11
Place of delivery
Hospital
126 (51.2)
43 (17.5)
Health center
51 (20.7)
24 (9.8)
Home
2 (0.8)
0 (0)
12
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vortex delivery
142 (57.7)
47 (19.1)
Assisted vaginal delivery
7 (2.8)
9 (3.7)
Caesarian section
30 (12.2)
11 (4.5)
13
Duration of labor
<18 hrs.
170 (69.1)
62 (25.2)
≥18 hrs.
9 (3.7)
5 (2)
14
Prolonged rupture of membrane
<18 hrs.
160 (65)
39 (15.9)
≥18 hrs
19 (7.7)
28 (11.4)
(%) : the percentage in each cell is computed by dividing the cell’s value (numerator) with the total study subjects (246) (denominator); NG: No growth; BG: Bacterial growth.
