Research Article
Audit of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Neonatal Sepsis and Measurement of Outcome in New Born Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Characteristics | Frequency (%) n=320 |
| Gestational age(in weeks) | <28 | 17 (5.3) | 28 – <32 | 31 (9.7) | 32 - <37 | 112 (35) | 37- 40 | 157 (49.1) | >42 | 3 (0.9) |
| Age at admission(in days) | 1 – 3 | 297(92.8) | ≥4 | 23(7.2) |
| Sex | Male | 170 (53.2) | Female | 150 (46.8) |
| Birth weight(in grams) | < 1000 | 16 (5) | 1000 - <1500 | 36 (11.3) | 1500 - <2500 | 110 (34.4) | 2500 - <4000 | 150 (46.8) | ≥4000 | 8 (2.5) |
| Referral from another facility | Yes | 134 (42) | No | 186 (58) |
| Place of delivery | Hospital | 307 (96) | Home | 13 (4) |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 147 (46) | C/S | 160 (50) | Breech | 13 (4) |
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