Risk Factors Associated with Severity of Nongenetic Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) among Children Aged 2–18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 7
Association between neonatal medical history of the children and severity of intellectual disability.
Variables
Severe/profound
Mild/moderate
OR
95% CI
test
%
%
Lower
Upper
value
Any neonatal difficulties
Yes
19
36.5%
33
63.5%
5.57
1.49
20.75
0.006
No
3
9.4%
29
90.6%
1.00
Whether the baby was admitted in NICU
Yes
18
41.9%
25
58.1%
6.66
2.01
22.03
0.001
No
4
9.8%
37
90.2%
1.00
Neonatal breathing difficulty
Yes
14
37.8%
23
62.2%
2.97
1.08
8.15
0.031
No
8
17.0%
39
83.0%
1.00
Neonatal seizures
Yes
6
30.0%
14
70.0%
1.29
0.42
3.91
0.657
No
16
25.0%
48
75.0%
1.00
Neonatal infection
Yes
4
20.0%
16
80.0%
0.64
0.19
2.17
0.471
No
18
28.1%
46
71.9%
1.00
Neonatal jaundice
Yes
3
27.3%
8
72.7%
1.07
0.26
4.44
0.930
No
19
26.0%
54
74.0%
1.00
Neonatal feeding difficulties
Yes
8
50.0%
8
50.0%
3.86
1.23
12.09
0.016
No
14
20.6%
54
79.4%
1.00
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; = chi-square; UD = undefined.
