When Do Newborns Die? Timing and Cause-Specific Neonatal Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Referral Hospital in Gedeo Zone: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 2
Cause-specific numbers of neonatal deaths and proportions in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, from November 2016 to January 2018.
Diagnosis of causes
No. of neonates admitted
Number of deaths
Time of death
Neonatal deaths in 1st week, (%)
Neonatal deaths in 2nd week, (%)
Neonatal deaths in 3rd week, (%)
Sepsis
835
98
35 (35.7)
62 (63.3)
1 (1.0)
Low birth weight
344
67
26 (38.8)
38 (56.7)
3 (4.5)
Birth asphyxia
199
51
14 (27.5)
33 (64.7)
4 (7.8)
Jaundice
52
7
3 (42.9)
3 (42.9)
1 (14.3)
Congenital abnormality
48
10
1 (10.0)
9 (90.0)
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Total, % of deaths
913
106
36 (33.9)
65 (61.3)
5 (4.7)
Diagnosis of causes
No. of neonate admitted
Number of death
Time of death
Early neonatal period
Late neonatal period
Sepsis
835
98
35 (35.7)
63 (64.3)
Low birth weight
344
67
26 (38.8)
41 (61.2)
Birth asphyxia
199
51
14 (27.5)
37 (72.5)
Jaundice
52
7
3 (42.9)
4 (57.1)
Congenital abnormality
48
10
1 (10.0)
9 (90.0)
Total, % of deaths
913
36 (33.9)
65 (61.3)
5 (4.7)
A neonate having more than one diagnosis is counted more than once; therefore, the proportion of deaths exceeds 100%.
