Research Article
Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of neonates with neonatal sepsis public hospitals in Ethiopia.
| | Variables | Category | Status at the end of the follow-up period | | Died (%) | Survived (%) |
| | Age of the newborn | <7 days | 15 (60%) | 210 (79.5) | | >7 days | 10 (40%) | 54 (20.5%) | | Sex of the newborn | Male | 16 (64.0%) | 164 (62.1%) | | Female | 9 (36.0%) | 100 (37.9%) | | Maternal age | <20 | 5 (20.0%) | 33 (12.5%) | | 20-34 | 9 (36.0%) | 192 (72.7%) | | >34 | 11 (44.0%) | 39 (14.8%) | | Marital status | Never married | 18 (72.0%) | 9 (3.4%) | | Married | 7 (28.0%) | 255 (96.6%) | | Religious status | Orthodox | 11 (44.0%) | 112 (42.4%) | | Muslim | 5 (20.0%) | 49 (18.6%) | | Protestant | 7 (28.0%) | 88 (33.3%) | | Others | 2 (8.0%) | 15 (5.7%) | | Educational status of the mother | Unable to read and write | 9 (36.0%) | 30 (11.4%) | | Read and write | 6 (24.0%) | 60 (22.7%) | | Grade 1-8 | 5 (20.0%) | 89 (33.7%) | | Grade 9-12 | 3 (12.0%) | 56 (21.2%) | | College and above | 2 (8.0%) | 29 (11.0%) | | Maternal occupational status | Housewife | 8 (32.0%) | 22 (8.3%) | | Self-employee | 7 (28.0%) | 63 (23.9%) | | Farmer | 5 (20.0%) | 90 (34.1%) | | Merchant | 3 (12.0%) | 62 (23.5%) | | Civil servant | 2 (8.0%) | 27 (10.2%) | | Family size | <4 | 4 (16.0%) | 127 (48.1%) | | 4-6 | 6 (24.0%) | 85 (32.2%) | | >6 | 15 (60.0%) | 52 (19.7%) | | Estimated monthly income of the family (ETB) | ≤1399 | 10 (40.0%) | 12 (4.5%) | | 1400-1999 | 7 (28.0%) | 65 (24.6%) | | 2000-2599 | 5 (20.0%) | 86 (32.6%) | | ≥2600 | 3 (12.0%) | 101 (38.3%) |
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