Magnitude of Neonatal Jaundice and Its Associated Factor in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Mekelle City Public Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariate regression analysis of different variables with neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of Mekelle city public hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2016.
Variable
Category
Jaundice
Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) (95%CI)
p-value
Yes
No
Place of delivery
Home
4(36.4)
7(63.6)
4.37(0.8-23.79)
0.265
Health center
16(23.9)
51(76.1)
0.58(0.2-1.69)
0.379
Hospital
58(44.3)
73(55.7)
1
Duration of labor
Normal
44(30.1)
102(69.9)
1
Prolonged
34(54)
29(46)
4.39(1.8-10.69)
0.010
Timing of delivery
Day
55(51.3)
58(48.7)
0.42(0.18-0.96)
0.039
Night
23(24)
73(76)
1
Sex of neonate
Male
63(50.4)
62(49.6)
3.7(1.54-8.87)
0.003
Female
15(17.9)
69(82.1)
1
Five minute APGAR score
≤6
27(45)
33(55)
1.06(0.41-2.75)
0.775
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)
0.85(0.2-3.66)
0.697
AB
7(31.8)
15(68.2)
0.53(0.1-2.78)
0.967
O
31(53.4)
27(46.6)
1.7(0.56-5.16)
0.531
Unknown
9(18)
41(82)
0.91(0.24-3.53)
0.170
Mothers blood group
A
18(32.7)
37(67.3)
1
B
22(47.8)
24(52.2)
2.66(0.82-8.61)
0.70
AB
4(28.6)
10(71.4)
0.63(0.59-22.3)
0.751
O
24(55.8)
19(44.2)
5.05(1.53-16.72)
0.012
Unknown
10(19.6)
41(80.4)
0.93(0.29-3.00)
0.387
Sepsis
Yes
48(49)
50(51)
2.64(1.15-6.05)
0.022
No
30(27)
81(73)
1
Blood type incompatibility
Yes
39(84.8)
7(15.2)
18.21(6.36-52.13)
<0.001
No
39(23.9)
124(76.1)
1
Note. In bivariate analysis variables with P-value of ≤0.25 were entered in multivariate model.
