Variable | Dead newborns (n = 52) | Newborns discharged alive (n = 280) | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
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Neonatal characteristics | |||||
Gestational age | |||||
< 37 weeks | 34 (65%) | 77 (28%) | 4.98 | 2.66–9.34 | <0.01 |
≥ 37 weeks | 18 (35%) | 203 (72%) | |||
Birth weight (grams) | |||||
< 2500 | 37 (71%) | 95 (34%) | 4.80 | 2.51–9.19 | <0.01 |
≥ 2500 | 15 (29%) | 185 (66%) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 30 (58%) | 146 (52%) | 1.25 | 0.69–2.28 | 0.4621 |
Female | 22 (42%) | 134 (48%) | |||
APGAR at 5th minute | |||||
< 7 | 44 (85%) | 64 (23%) | 18.56 | 8.31–41.45 | <0.01 |
≥ 7 | 8 (15%) | 216 (77%) | |||
Age on admission (days) | |||||
0–7 | 49 (94%) | 232 (83%) | 3.38 | 1.01–11.29 | <0.05 |
7–28 | 3 (6%) | 48 (17%) | |||
Place of birth | |||||
BRH | 21 (40%) | 148 (53%) | 0.60 | 0.33–1.10 | 0.1007 |
Others | 31 (60%) | 132 (47%) | |||
Maternal characteristics | |||||
Maternal age (years) | |||||
< 20 and ≥35 | 13 (25%) | 53 (19%) | 1.43 | 0.71–2.86 | 0.3155 |
20–34 | 39 (75%) | 227 (81%) | |||
Level of education | |||||
Primary or less | 27 (52%) | 120 (43%) | 1.44 | 0.79–2.61 | 0.2283 |
Secondary or more | 25 (48%) | 160 (57%) | |||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 23 (44%) | 94 (34%) | 1.57 | 0.86–2.86 | 0.1415 |
Married | 29 (56%) | 186 (66%) | |||
Occupational status | |||||
Unemployeda | 44 (85%) | 238 (85%) | 0.97 | 0.43–2.21 | 0.9432 |
Employed | 8 (15%) | 42 (15%) | |||
Place of residence | |||||
Rural area | 20 (38%) | 47 (17%) | 3.09 | 1.63–5.88 | <0.01 |
Sub-urban area | 32 (62%) | 233 (83%) | |||
Obstetrical characteristics | |||||
Parity | |||||
Primiparity and Grand Multiparity | 33 (63%) | 137 (49%) | 1.81 | 0.98–3.34 | 0.0564 |
Multiparity | 19 (37%) | 143 (51%) | |||
Number of antenatal visits | |||||
0–3 | 30 (58%) | 86 (31%) | 3.08 | 1.68–5.64 | <0.01 |
≥ 4 | 22 (42%) | 194 (69%) | |||
Maternal illnesses during pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 22 (42%) | 73 (26%) | 2.08 | 1.13–3.83 | <0.05 |
No | 30 (58%) | 207 (74%) | |||
Maternal fever during labour | |||||
Yes | 1 (2%) | 16 (6%) | 0.32 | 0.04–2.49 | 0.2788 |
No | 51 (98%) | 264 (94%) | |||
Duration of rupture of membranes(hours) | |||||
≥ 12 | 18 (35%) | 64 (23%) | 1.79 | 0.95–3.37 | 0.0736 |
< 12 | 34 (65%) | 216 (77%) | |||
Meconium stained liquor | |||||
Yes | 4 (8%) | 12 (4%) | 1.86 | 0.58–6.01 | 0.2991 |
No | 48 (92%) | 268 (96%) | |||
Mode of delivery | |||||
Vaginal | 46 (89%) | 221 (79%) | 2.05 | 0.83–5.02 | 0.1179 |
Caesarean section | 6 (11%) | 59 (21%) |