Research Article

Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis and Associated Factors among Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Selected Governmental Hospitals in Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of neonates and mothers unit at selected governmental hospital in Shashemene town, Oromia regional state, south ethiopia, 2017G.

AddressFrequencysepsis
Early(%)Late onsetOthers

Shashemenne121(49.6%)58(23.7%)33(13.5%)30(12.2%)

Others123(50.4%)65(26.6%)34(13.9%)24(9.8%)

Age of neonates0-7 day181(74%)134(55%)-47(19%)
8-28 days63(26%)-56(23%)7(3%)

Sex of neonateMale142(58.1%)75(30.7%)35(14.3%)32(13.1%)
Female102(41.8%)48(19.6%)32(13.1%)22(9.1%)

Maternal age<1942(17.2%)21(8.6%)12(4.9%)9(3.7%)
20-2492(37.7%)51(20.9%)26(10.6%)15(6.2%)
25-2975(30.7)39(15.9%)17(6.9%)19(7.7%)
30-3531(12.7%)10(4.1%)10(4.1%)11(4.5%)
>354(1.6%)2(0.8%)2(0.8%)0(0%)