Clinical and Bacteriological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis: A Prospective Hospital-Based Study

Table 2

Description of baseline maternal characteristics between clinical sepsis and culture-positive sepsis.

Variables	Clinical sepsis ()		Culture-positive sepsis ()		value
		%		%
Maternal age
<20 years	11	3.4	2	4.5	0.707
≥20 years	310	96.6	42	95.5
Education
Illiterate	64	19.9	13	29.5	0.509
Up to secondary	183	57	23	52.3
Higher education	62	19.3	7	15.9
Nonformal education	12	3.7	1	2.3
hours
No	231	72	35	79.5	0.346
Yes	87	27.1	8	18.2
Unknown	3	0.9	1	2.3
Antenatal visits
≥8 visits	297	92.5	36	81.8	0.019
<8 visits	24	7.5	8	18.2
Foul-smelling liquor
No	312	97.2	44	100	0.607
Yes	9	2.8	0	0
Maternal fever
No	298	92.8	41	93.2	0.933
Yes	23	7.2	3	6.8
Chorioamnionitis
No	318	99.1	44	100	1.000
Yes	3	0.9	0	0
Maternal UTI
No	315	98.1	44	100	1.000
Yes	6	1.9	0	0
Multiple PV examination
≥5 times	103	32.1	9	20.5	0.117
<5 times	218	67.9	35	79.5
Intrapartum IV antibiotics
No	170	53	15	34.1	0.019
Yes	151	47	29	65.9