Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetrics-related characteristics of mothers having neonates with neonatal sepsis at public hospitals in Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Status at the end of the follow-up period
		Died (%)	Survived (%)
Number of ANC visits	No	9 (36.0%)	22 (8.3%)
	One	6 (24.0%)	78 (29.5%)
	Two	5 (20.0%)	67 (25.4%)
	Three	3 (12.0%)	58 (22.0%)
	Four and above	2 (8.0%)	39 (14.8%)
Gravidity	<2	5 (20.0%)	87 (33.0%)
	2-4	9 (36.0%)	53 (20.1%)
	>4	11 (44.0%)	124 (47.0%)
Parity	<2	5 (20.0%)	87 (33.0%)
	2-4	9 (36.0%)	53 (20.1%)
	>4	11 (44.0%)	124 (47.0%)
Place of delivery	Health institution	9 (36.0)	212 (80.3)
	Home	16 (64.0%)	52 (19.7%)
Delivery attendant	Relatives	9 (36.0%)	22 (8.3%)
	TTBA	7 (28.0%)	30 (11.4%)
	HEW	5 (20.0%)	74 (28.0%)
	Health professionals	4 (16.0%)	138 (52.3%)
Number of per vaginal digital examination	<4	7 (28.0%)	164 (62.1%)
	>4	18 (72.0%)	100 (37.9%)
History of foul-smelling liquor	Yes	16 (64.0%)	29 (11.0%)
	No	9 (36.0%)	235 (89.0%)
History of pregnancy-induced hypertension	Yes	16 (64.0%)	55 (20.8%)
	No	9 (36.0%)	209 (79.2%)
History of bleeding during pregnancy	Yes	14 (56.0%)	61 (23.1%)
	No	11 (44.0%)	203 (76.9%)
History of UTI/STI	Yes	16 (64%)	38 (14.4%)
	No	9 (36.0%)	226 (85.6%)
History of meconium-stained amniotic fluid	Yes	25 (100%)	32 (12.1%)
	No	0 (0%)	232 (87.9%)
History of intrapartum fever	Yes	15 (60.0%)	19 (7.2%)
	No	10 (40.0%)	245 (92.8%)
History of diagnosed chorioamnionitis	Yes	18 (72.0%)	50 (18.9%)
	No	7 (28.0%)	214 (81.1%)
Time of rupture of membrane	<12hours	18 (72.0%)	84 (31.8%)
	>12 hours	7 (28.0%)	180 (68.2%)
Onset of labor	Spontaneous	13 (52.0%)	213 (80.7%)
	Induced	12 (48.0%)	51 (19.3%)
Mode of delivery	Spontaneous vaginal delivery	14 (56.0%)	195 (73.9%)
	Assisted instrumental delivery	9 (36.0%)	43 (16.3%)
	Cesarean section	2 (8.0%)	26 (9.8%)
Gestational age (weeks)	<37	12 (48.0%)	161 (61.0%)
	37-42	12 (48.0%)	103 (39.0%)
	>42	1 (4.0%)	0 (0%)