Time to Death and Its Predictors among Neonates Hospitalized with Sepsis in Eastern Ethiopia
Table 6
The Cox proportional hazard regression for identifying predictors of mortality among neonates with sepsis admitted into referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 ().
Variable
Category
CHR (95% CI)
AHR (95% CI)
value
Maternal age
≥35 years
3.51 (1.27–9.74)
3.17 (1.11-9.04)
0.031
<20 years
1.35 (0.58–3.12)
0.69 (0.28-1.70)
0.424
20-35 years
1
1
Birthweight
<2500 g
6.20 (3.25–11.82)
2.62 (1.20–5.74)
0.017
≥2500 g
1
1
First-minute Apgar score
<7
4.39 (2.67–7.15)
0.31 (0.04–2.48)
0.271
≥7
1
1
Five-minute Apgar score
<7
5.91 (3.61–9.68)
2.53 (1.41–4.53)
0.002
≥7
1
1
ANC visit
1-3 visits
1.75 (1.08–2.83)
1.23 (0.73–2.07)
0.444
≥4 visits
1
1
History of PROM
Yes
3.07 (1.80-5.24)
1.38 (0.73-2.59)
0.319
No
1
1
PIH
Yes
1.93 (1.20–3.09)
0.97 (0.53–1.81)
0.944
No
1
1
Comorbidity
Yes
4.89 (2.24-10.67)
1.77 (0.74-4.20)
0.175
No
1
1
Initiation of breastfeeding one hour
No
5.27 (1.66-16.78)
4.42 (1.32-14.82)
0.016
Yes
1
1
CHR: crude hazard ratio; PROM: premature rupture of membrane; PPH: postpartum hemorrhage; APH: antepartum hemorrhage; PIH: pregnancy-induced hypertension; STI: sexually transmitted infection; CS: cesarean section; SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery; ANC: antenatal care. shows significance at a -value less than 0.05, AHR: adjusted hazard ratio.
