Research Article
Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019
Table 1
Maternal sociodemographic and wealth factor for neonatal sepsis among neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.
| | Variables | Categories | Cases, (%) | Controls, (%) | Chi square |
| | Maternal age | 15-20 | 9 (11.7) | 52 (16.9) | | | 21-30 | 42 (54.5) | 218 (70.8) | 0.001 | | >31 | 26 (33.8) | 38 (12.3) | |
| | Marital status | Married | 72 (93.5) | 299 (97.1) | | | Single | 4 (5.2) | 4 (1.3) | | | Divorced | 0 (0) | 2 (0.6) | 0.162 | | Widowed | 1 (01.3) | 3 (1) | |
| | Residence | Urban | 43 (55.8) | 192 (62.3) | 0.296 | | Rural | 34 (44.1) | 116 (37.7) | |
| | Maternal education | No formal education | 8 (10.4) | 35 (11.4) | | | Primary school | 23 (29.9) | 116 (37.7) | 0.300 | | Secondary school | 33 (45.8) | 97 (31.5) | | | Diploma and above | 13 (16.9) | 60 (19.5) | |
| | Maternal occupation | Housewife | 32 (41.5) | 82 (26.6) | | | Farmer | 7 (9.1) | 14 (4.5) | | | Daily laborer | 4 (05.2) | 16 (5.2) | | | Student | 4 (5.2) | 63 (20.4) | | | Governmental employee | 8 (10.4) | 56 (18.2) | 0.007 | | Private business\merchant | 16 (20.8) | 55 (17.8) | | | NGO employee | 6 (7.8) | 22 (7.1) | |
| | Husband education | No formal education | 11 (14.3) | 24 (7.8) | | | Primary school | 14 (18.2) | 67 (21.8) | | | Secondary school | 17 (22.1) | 79 (25.7) | 0.034 | | Diploma and above | 31 (40.2) | 131 (42.5) | |
| | Wealth index | Low | 28 (36.4) | 101 (32.8) | | | Middle | 35 (45.4) | 93 (30.2) | 0.004 | | High | 14 (18.2) | 114 (37.0) | |
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