Neonatal Hypothermia and Associated Factors among Newborns Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables	Category	Frequency (%)
		Hypothermic	Nonhypothermic	Total
Age of the mother (years)	<20	8 (3.96%)	7 (3.47%)	15 (7.4%)
	20-29	101 (50%)	45 (22.28%)	146 (72.3%)
	30-39	22 (10.9%)	14 (6.9%)	36 (17.8%)
	≥40	4 (1.98%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)
Ethnicity	Amhara	127 (62.9%)	65 (32.2%)	192 (95%)
	Tigray	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3%)
	Oromo	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2%)
Religion	Orthodox	41 (20.3%)	24 (11.9%)	65 (32.2%)
	Protestant	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.9%)
	Muslim	81 (40.1%)	42 (20.8%)	123 (60.9%)
Residence	Urban	102 (50.5%)	52 (25.7%)	154 (76.2%)
	Rural	33 (16.4%)	15 (7.4%)	48 (23.8%)
Educational status	Unable to read and write	24 (11.9%)	13 (6.4%)	37 (18.3%)
	Primary education	41 (20.3%)	24 (11.9%)	65 (32.2%)
	Secondary education	35 (17.3%)	17 (8.4%)	52 (25.7%)
	Diploma and above	35 (17.4%)	13 (6.4%)	48 (23.8%)
Maternal occupation	Housewife	49 (24.2%)	26 (12.9%)	75 (37.1%)
	Governmental employee	26 (12.9%)	10 (4.9%)	36 (17.8%)
	Self-employed	30 (14.9%)	14 (6.9%)	44 (21.8%)
	Student	8 (4%)	2 (1%)	10 (5%)
	Farmer	22 (10.9%)	15 (7.4%)	37 (18.3%)
Family monthly income	<1000	12 (5.9%)	4 (2%)	16 (7.9%)
	1000-1499	29 (14.4%)	10 (5%)	39 (19.4%)
	1500-2499	15 (7.4%)	14 (6.9%)	29 (14.3%)
	≥2500	79 (39.1%)	39 (19.3%)	118 (58.4%)