Research Article
Audit of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Neonatal Sepsis and Measurement of Outcome in New Born Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 3
Audit of documentation perinatal risk factors.
| Perinatal risk factors present at birth
Frequency (n=320) (%) | Documented | Not documented | | Present | Absent |
| | Maternal fever >38°c | 3(1) | 2(0.6) | 315(98.4) | | Suspected or confirmed Chorioamnionitis | 30(9.4) | 40(12.4) | 250(78.2) | | Prolonged rupture of membranes | 11(3.4) | 154(48.2) | 155(48.4) | | Difficult or prolonged labour | 9(2.8) | 16(5) | 295(92.2) | | Received intrapartum antibiotics | 2(0.6) | 0 | 318(99.4) | | Low birth weight <2500gms | 155(48.4) | 165(51.6) | 0 |
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