Research Article
The Determinants of Survival Time of Premature Neonates at Shambu General Hospital
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of premature neonates at Shambu General Hospital from January 2018 to March 2021 (n = 361).
| Variable | Category | Death | Live | Total | N | Percentage (%) | N | Percentage (%) | N | Percentage (%) |
| Residence | Urban | 127 | 35.3 | 234 | 64.7 | 136 | 37.7 | Rural | 80 | 22.2 | 281 | 77.8 | 225 | 62.3 |
| Gestational age | ≤28 | 213 | 59 | 148 | 41 | 105 | 29.1 | (28–32) | 83 | 23 | 278 | 77 | 100 | 27.7 | (32–34) | 43 | 11.8 | 318 | 88.2 | 105 | 29.1 | (34–37) | 24 | 6.7 | 337 | 93.3 | 51 | 14.1 |
| Neonatal sex | Male | 136 | 37.8 | 225 | 62.2 | 127 | 35.2 | Female | 77 | 21.4 | 284 | 78.6 | 234 | 64.8 |
| Hb level | <11 g/dl | 129 | 35.8 | 232 | 64.2 | 106 | 29.4 | ≥11 g/dl | 85 | 23.5 | 276 | 76.5 | 255 | 70.6 |
| Hypertension | Yes | 107 | 29.7 | 254 | 70.3 | 118 | 32.7 | No | 93 | 25.9 | 268 | 74.1 | 243 | 67.3 |
| Antenatal care | Yes | 99 | 27.4 | 262 | 72.8 | 294 | 81.4 | No | 97 | 26.9 | 264 | 73.1 | 67 | 18.6 |
| Jaundice | Yes | 40 | 11.1 | 321 | 88.9 | 63 | 17.5 | No | 110 | 30.5 | 251 | 69.5 | 298 | 82.5 |
| Hypothermia | Yes | 103 | 28.5 | 258 | 71.5 | 170 | 47.1 | No | 102 | 28.3 | 259 | 71.7 | 191 | 52.9 |
| Sepsis | Yes | 99 | 27.5 | 262 | 72.5 | 324 | 89.8 | No | 88 | 24.3 | 273 | 75.7 | 37 | 10.2 |
| HIV status | Yes | 134 | 37.2 | 227 | 62.8 | 42 | 11.6 | No | 88 | 24.4 | 273 | 75.6 | 319 | 88.4 |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 99 | 27.3 | 262 | 72.7 | 285 | 78.9 | C/S | 97 | 27 | 264 | 73 | 76 | 21.1 |
| Multiple pregnancy | No | 98 | 27.1 | 263 | 72.9 | 314 | 87 | Yes | 100 | 27.7 | 261 | 72.3 | 47 | 13 |
| PNA | No | 53 | 14.8 | 308 | 85.2 | 149 | 41.3 | Yes | 129 | 35.8 | 232 | 64.2 | 212 | 58.7 |
| Weight | <1,600 | 66 | 18.4 | 295 | 81.6 | 179 | 49.6 | ≥1,600 | 129 | 35.7 | 232 | 64.3 | 182 | 50.4 |
| Breast feed within 1 hr | Yes | 83 | 22.9 | 278 | 77.1 | 230 | 63.7 | No | 107 | 29.6 | 254 | 70.4 | 131 | 36.3 |
| Parity | 1 | 24 | 6.6 | 337 | 93.4 | 70 | 19.4 | 2–4 | 36 | 10 | 325 | 90 | 139 | 38.4 | >4 | 101 | 28 | 260 | 72 | 152 | 42.2 |
| Gravidity | 1 | 63 | 17.4 | 298 | 82.6 | 179 | 49.6 | 2–5 | 88 | 24.3 | 273 | 75.7 | 76 | 21 | 6–10 | 129 | 35.8 | 232 | 64.2 | 106 | 29.4 |
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