Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019

Table 3

Neonatal factors of neonatal sepsis among neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.

Variables	Categories	Cases (77)	Controls (308)	Chi square
Age of the neonate	<7 days	76 (98.7)	305 (99.0)	0.802
	8-28 days	1 (1.3)	3 (1.0)
Sex of newborn	Male	49 (63.6)	182 (59.1)	0.466
	Female	28 (36.4)	126 (40.9)
Gestational age of newborn in weeks	<34 WK	6 (07.8)	14 (4.5)	0.001
	34-37 WK	22 (28.6)	33 (10.7)
	37-42 WK	49 (63.6)	261 (84.7)
Birth weight	<2500 gm	32 (41.5)	31 (10.1)	0.001
	>2500 gm	45 (58.4)	277 (89.9)
Congenital abnormalities	Yes	2 (2.6)	2 (0.6)	0.132
	No	75 (97.4)	306 (99.4)
Trauma that disrupts skin at birth	Yes	5 (06.9)	13 (4.2)
	No	72 (93.5)	295 (95.8)	0.398
Apgar score	<7	34 (44.1)	26 (8.4)	0.001
	7-10	43 (55.8)	282 (91.5)
Start breastfeeding	>60 minutes	20 (25.9)	106 (34.4)	0.006
	<60 minutes	57 (74.1)	202 (65.6)