Magnitude of Neonatal Jaundice and Its Associated Factor in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Mekelle City Public Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Bivariate logistic regression analysis of different factors with neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted to NICU of Mekelle city public hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2016.

(a)

Variable	Category	Jaundice		COR(95%CI)	P-value
		Yes	No
		N (%)	N (%)
Residence	Urban	57(40.1)	85(59.9)	1
	Rural	21(31.3)	46(68.7)	0.68(0.37-1.26)	0.221
Maternal occupation	Housewife	34(37.8)	56(62.2)	1
	Farmer	9(23.1)	30(76.9)	0.49(0.21-1.17)	0.107
	Governmental employee	24(50)	24(50)	1.65(0.81-3.34)	0.167
	Nongovernmental employee	4(33.3)	8(66.7)	0.82(0.23-2.94)	0.765
	Merchant	7(35)	13(65)	0.89(0.32-2.44)	0.816
Average monthly income	≤500	6(20)	24(80)	0.34(0.13-0.89)	0.028
	500-1500	28(36.8)	48(63.2)	0.78(0.43-1.44)	0.428
	>1500	44(42.7)	59(57.3)	1
Types of pregnancy	Single	68(39.1)	106(60.9)	1
	Multiple	10(28.6)	25(71.4)	0.62(0.28-1.38)	0.244
Place of delivery	Home	4(36.4)	7(63.6)	0.72(0.2-2.58)	0.613
	Health center	16(23.9)	51(76.1)	0.4(0.2-0.76)	0.006
	Hospital	58(44.3)	73(55.7)	1
Mode of delivery	SVD	50(33.3)	100(66.7)	1
	Instrumental	7(50)	7(50)	2(0. 67-6.02)	0.217
	C/S	21(44.3)	24(55.7)	1.75(0.89-3.44)	0.105

COR=crude odds ratio; SVD=spontaneous vaginal delivery; C/S=cesarean section.

(b)

Variable	Category	Presence of Jaundice
				COR(95%CI)	P-value
		Yes	NO
		N (%)	N (%)
Oxytocin during labor	Yes	46(47.4)	51(52.6)	2.26(1.27-3.99)	0.005
	No	32(28.6)	80(71.4)	1
Duration of labor	Normal	44(30.1)	102(69.9)	1
	Prolonged	34(54)	29(46)	2.72(1.46-4.99)	0.001
Timing of delivery	Day	55(51.3)	58(48.7)	0.33(0.18-0.60)	<0.001
	Night	23(24)	73(76)	1
Sex of neonate	Male	63(50.4)	62(49.6)	4.68(2.42-9.04)	<0.001
	Female	15(17.9)	69(82.1)	1
Gestational age	<37	25(41.7)	35(58.3)	1.37(0.74-2.54)	0.102
	37-42	49(34.3)	94(65.7)	1
	>42	4(66.7)	2(33.3)	3.84(0.68-21.69)	0.56
Five minute APGAR score	≤6	27(45)	33(55)	1.57(0.85-2.896)	0.147
	7-10	51(34.2)	98(65.8)	1
Neonates blood group	A	14(32.6)	29(67.4)	1
	B	17(47.2)	19(52.8)	1.85(0.74-4.62)	0.186
	AB	7(31.8)	15(68.2)	0.97(0.32-2.91)	0.952
	O	31(53.4)	27(46.6)	2.38(1.05-5.4)	0.038
	Unknown	9(18)	41(82)	0.46(0.17-1.19)	0.109
Mothers blood group	A	18(32.7)	37(67.3)	1
	B	22(47.8)	24(52.2)	1.88(0.84-4.23)	0.124
	AB	4(28.6)	10(71.4)	0.82(0.23-2.98)	0.766
	O	24(55.8)	19(44.2)	2.6(1.14-5.92)	0.023
	Unknown	10(19.6)	41(80.4)	0.50(0.21-1.22)	0.129
Sepsis	Yes	48(49)	50(51)	2.59(1.46-4.61)	0.001
	No	30(27)	81(73)	1
Blood type incompatibility	Yes	39(84.8)	7(15.2)	17.71(7.34-42.77)	<0.001
	No	39(23.9)	124(76.1)	1
Family/sibling history	Yes	22(57.9)	16(42.1)	2.82(1.38-5.79)	0.005
	No	56(32.7)	115(67.3)	1

COR=crude odds ratio.