Research Article

Predictors of Neonatal Deaths in Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Relationship between neonatal factors and baby survival.

VariableBaby survived
(%)
Baby did not survive
(%)
Total
(%)
valueOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Baby’s birth weight
Less than 1 kg11 (10.3)40 (34.8)51 (23.0) 0.0221.001.00
2 kg31 (29.0)34 (29.6)65 (29.3)2.17 (1.32, 3.33)1.97 (1.12, 3.01)
3 kg52 (48.6)31 (27.0)83 (37.4)2.75 (1.56, 3.87)2.29 (1.15, 3.23)
Above 3 kg13 (12.1)10 (8.7)23 (10.4)1.64 (0.78 1.91)1.24 (0.53 1.62)
Gestational period
Preterm15 (14.0)79 (68.7)94 (42.3) 0.0381.001.00
Term87 (81.3)34 (29.6)121 (54.5)4.48 (2.52, 9.21)5.28 (3.01, 10.05)
Postterm5 (4.7)2 (1.7)7 (3.2)1.78 (0.56, 4.24)2.44 (0.87, 6.09)
Sex of the baby
Male51 (47.7)61 (53.0)112 (50.5) 0.0181.001.00
Female56 (52.3)54 (47.0)110 (49.5)1.73 (1.48, 2.63)2.18 (1.88, 4.17)
Baby cried immediately after birth
Yes99 (92.5)35 (30.4)134 (60.4) 0.0421.001.00
No8 (7.5)80 (69.6)88 (39.6)1.73 (1.34, 2.54)1.41 (0.98, 2.14)
Birth anomaly
Yes6 (5.6)19 (16.5)25 (11.3) 0.0471.001.00
No101 (94.4)96 (83.5)197 (88.7)1.55 (1.22, 3.01)1.31 (0.78, 2.55)
Baby’s Apgar score
1/10–3/107 (6.5)53 (46.1)60 (27.0) 0.0381.001.00
4/10–6/1045 (42.1)45 (39.1)90 (40.5)2.57 (1.64, 3.99)3.64 (2.85, 5.01)
7/10–10/1057 (51.4)17 (14.8)72 (32.4)3.18 (2.35, 7.61)4.61 (3.02, 8.89)
Neonatal resuscitation
Yes95 (88.8)96 (83.5)191 (86.0) 0.0471.001.00
No12 (11.2)19 (16.5)31 (14.0)1.26 (0.13, 1.62)1.41 (0.73, 1.82)
Respiratory distress
Yes21 (19.6)53 (46.1)74 (86.0) 0.0341.001.00
No86 (80.4)62 (53.9)148 (66.7)1.36 (0.48, 1.41)0.98 (0.12, 1.12)

OR: odds ratio for baby survival; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; values based on Pearson chi-square or Fischer’s exact test.