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

Table 6

Bivariate and multivariate analyses of neonatal sepsis neonates at SCGH and WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo town, 2019.

Variables	Categories	Cases (77)	Controls (308)	COR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]
Maternal age	15-20	9 (11.7)	52 (16.9)	0.25 [0.10, 0.60]	4.13 [1.71, 9.93]
	21-30	42 (54.5)	218 (70.8)	0.89 [0.41, 1.96]	4.96 [1.25, 19.6]
	>31	26 (33.8)	38 (12.3)	1	1
Wealth index	Low	28 (36.4)	101 (32.8)	2.25 [1.13, 4.52]	2.76 [1.02, 7.52]
	Middle	35 (45.4)	93 (30.2)	0.73 [0.41, 1.30]	0.79 [0.32, 1.99]
	High	14 (18.2)	114 (37.0)	1	1
Parity	Primigravida	19 (24.7)	97 (31.5)	0.71 [0.40, 1.62]	0.71 [0.28, 1.78]
	Multiparous	58 (75.3)	211 (68.5)	1	1
Obstetric complication	Yes	36 (46.7)	117 (37.9)	1.43 [0.87, 2.37]	1.71 [0.77, 3.79]
	No	41 (53.3)	191 (62.1)	1	1
Intrapartum fever	Yes	37 (48.0)	63 (20.4)	3.59 [2.12, 6.08]	2.93 [1.32, 6.47]
	No	40 (52.0)	245 (79.5)	1	1
UTI/STI	Yes	26 (33.8)	46 (14.9)	2.90 [1.64, 5.11]	2.72 [1.06, 6.97]
	No	51 (66.2)	262 (85.1)	1	1
PROM	Yes	32 (41.5)	39 (12.7)	4.90 [2.79, 8.62]	1.50 [0.55, 4.05]
	No	45 (58.4)	269 (87.4)	1	1
Foul-smelling liquor	Yes	18 (22.1)	18 (5.8)	4.91 [2.41, 10.0]	2.42 [0.70, 8.32]
	No	59 (76.6)	290 (94.1)	1	1
No. of ANC visit	3 & below visit	32 (41.5)	59 (19.1)	3.00 [1.75, 5.12]	2.94 [1.21, 7.16]
	4 & above visit	45 (58.4)	249 (80.8)	1	1
Bleeding disorder (APH)	Yes	7 (9.1)	8 (2.6)	3.75 [1.31, 10.68]	2.13 [0.46, 9.80]
	No	70 (90.1)	300 (97.4)	1	1
Apgar score	<7	34 (44.1)	26 (08.4)	8.57 [4.69, 15.67]	15.1 [4.78, 47.6]
	7-10	43 (55.8)	282 (91.5)	1	1
Birth weight	<2500 gm	32 (41.5)	31 (10.1)	6.35 [3.53, 11.41]	8.46 [3.52, 20.3]
	>2500 gm	45 (58.4)	277 (89.9)	1	1
Start of breastfeeding time	>60 minutes	20 (25.9)	106 (34.4)	0.69 [0.38, 1.59]	12.5 [3.80, 41.7]
	<60 minutes	57 (74.1)	202 (65.6)	1	1
Common means of transportation	On foot	8 (10.4)	13 (4.2)	2.63 [1.05, 6.59]	2.14 [0.59, 7.76]
	Vehicle	69 (89.6)	295 (95.8)	1	1
Per-vaginal examination	>7 times	16 (20.8)	106 (34.4)	0.24 [0.12, 0.48]	1.36 [0.57, 3.25]
	4-6 times	30 (39.0)	152 (49.3)	0.76 [0.39, 1.47]	0.58 [0.22, 1.58]
	<3 times	31 (40.2)	50 (16.2)	1	1

NB: significant at . COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.