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

Table 5

Maternal and newborn clinical care-related factors of neonatal sepsis among neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.

Variables	Categories	Cases (77)	Controls (308)	Chi square
Mode of delivery	Spontaneous vaginal delivery	57 (74.0)	232 (75.3)	0.444
	Instrumental delivery	6 (7.8)	12 (3.9)
	Caesarean section	13 (16.9)	62 (20.1)
	Assisted breech/extraction	1 (01.3)	2 (0.65)
Attendant during delivery	Traditional birth attendants	5 (6.5)	3 (0.97)	0.002
	Health professional	72 (93.5)	305 (99.0)
Per-vaginal examination	<3 times	31 (40.2)	50 (16.2)	0.001
	4-6 times	30 (39.0)	152 (49.3)
	>7 times	16 (20.8)	106 (34.4)
Cord cut	Scissor	64 (83.1)	301 (97.7)	0.001
	New blade	6 (7.8)	7 (2.3)
	Old blade	2 (2.6)	0 (0)
	Do not know	5 (06.5)	0 (0)
Cord care/clean	Yes	14 (18.2)	57 (18.5)	0.732
	No	9 (11.7)	27 (8.8)
	Do not know	54 (70.1)	224 (72.7)
Peripherally inserted IV line	Yes	4 (5.2)	10 (3.2)	0.414
	No	73 (94.8)	298 (96.8)
IV insertion site	Central catheter line	2 (02.6)	0 (0)	0.050
	Umbilical line	0 (0)	1 (0.32)
	Central intravenous line	2 (2.6)	9 (2.9)
Invasive procedure	Yes	0 (0)	1 (0.32)	0.617
	No	77 (100)	307 (99.7)