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 3

Birth related factors predisposing a neonate for neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted in Shashemenne referral hospital and Melka Oda district hospital in NICU wards, Ethiopia, 2017.

		Sepsis
Variable		Frequency	EONS	LONS	OTHERS
Birth weight	LBW<2.5 kg	69(28.3%)	25(10.2%)	21(8.6%)	23(9.4%)
	NBW 2.5 kg	166(68%)	93(38.1%)	44(18%)	29(11.9%)
	Over,>4 kg	9(3.7%)	5(2%)	2(.8%)	2(0.8%)
Gestational age	Pre-term <37wks	65(26.6%)	21(8.6%)	21(8.6%)	23(9.4%)
	Term37-42wks	179(73.4%)	102((41.8)	46(18.9%)	31(12.7%)
Birth asphyxia	Yes	56(23%)	21(8.6%)	10(4%)	25(10.2%)
	No	188(77%)	102(41.8%)	57(23.4%)	29(11.9%)
APGAR score	>7	132(54.1%)	68(27.9%)	46(18.9%)	18(7.4%)
	<7	112(45.9%	55(22.5%)	21(8.6%)	36(14.8%)
Outcome	Died	46(18.9%)	30(12.3%)	10(4%)	6(2.3%)
	Cured	198(81.1%)	123(50.4%)	40(16.4%)	35(14.3%)