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Table 3 Predictors of neonatal hospital mortality at a bivariate analysis

From: A cohort analysis of neonatal hospital mortality rate and predictors of neonatal mortality in a sub-urban hospital of Cameroon

Variable

Dead

newborns (n = 52)

Newborns discharged alive (n = 280)

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

p-value

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%)

   
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