Research Article
Risk Factors Associated with Neonatal Sepsis: A Case Study at a Specialist Hospital in Ghana
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of cases and controls attending the Trauma and Specialist Hospital.
| | Variables | Cases | Controls | Total | | n=103 (11.4) | n=797 (88.6 ) | n=900 (100) |
| | Maternal age | | | | | <20 | 7 (6.8) | 49 (6.1) | 56 (6.2) | | 20-29 | 62 (60.2) | 460 (57.7) | 522 (58.0) | | 30-39 | 33 (32.0) | 276 (34.6) | 309 (34.3) | | 40+ | 1 (1.0) | 12 (1.5) | 13 (1.4) | | Marital status | | | | | Never married | 12 (11.7) | 139 (17.4) | 151 (16.8) | | Married | 91 (88.3) | 653 (81.9) | 744 (82.7) | | Widowed | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | | Religion | | | | | Christian | 88 (85.4) | 682 (85.6) | 770 (85.6) | | Muslim | 15 (14.6) | 115 (14.4) | 130 (14.4) | | Educational level | | | | | None | 15 (14.6) | 96 (12.0) | 111 (12.3) | | Primary/JHS | 50 (48.5) | 391 (49.1) | 441 (49.0) | | SHS | 23 (22.3) | 158 (19.8) | 181 (20.1) | | Tertiary | 15 (14.6) | 152 (19.1) | 167 (18.6) | | Occupation | | | | | Housewife | 24 (23.3) | 106 (13.3) | 130 (14.4) | | Civil servant | 17 (16.5) | 144 (18.1) | 161 (17.9) | | Trader | 53 (51.1) | 484 (60.7) | 537 (59.7) | | Student | 9 (8.7) | 63 (7.9) | 72 (8.0) | | Neonate sex | | | | | Male | 58 (56.3) | 402 (50.4) | 460 (51.1) | | Female | 45 (43.7) | 395 (49.6) | 440 (48.9) | | Neonate age | | | | | <3 | 56 (54.4) | 255 (32.0) | 311 (34.6) | | 4-7 | 25 (24.3) | 247 (31.0) | 272 (30.2) | | 8-11 | 14 (13.6) | 164 (20.6) | 178 (19.8) | | 12-15 | 4 (3.9) | 78 (9.8) | 82 (9.1) | | >16 | 4 (3.9) | 78 (9.8) | 82 (9.1) |
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