Table 3 Neonatal mortality by newborn characteristics and resuscitation care performed according to health workers

From: Neonatal mortality and video assessment of resuscitation in four district hospitals in Pemba, Tanzania

 

Total live births N = 1440

Neonatal deatha mortality n = 27

Neonates who survived until 28 days N = 1413

p-value

AORb (95% CI)

Sex of the baby

   Female

7 (26.9%)

700 (49.9%)

0.02**

Reference group

   Male

19 (73.1%)

702 (50.1%)

 

3.29 (1.35–8.00)

   Missing data

1

11

  

Birth weight

   <1500

2 (7.4%)

0

<0.001*

 

   1500–2000

2 (7.4%)

9 (0.6%)

 

15.51 (3.14–76.64)

   2000–2500

4 (14.8%)

66 (4.7%)

 

4.23 (1.40–12.79)

   <2500

19 (70.4%)

1326 (94.7%)

 

Reference group

   Mean

2.75 (±0.88)

3.21 (±0.51)

<0.001*

0.20 (0.1–0.4)

   Missing

0

12

  

Did the baby cry immediate after birth

   Yes

13 (48.1%)

1275 (90.7%)

<0.001**

Reference group

   No

14 (51.9%)

131 (9.3%)

 

10.05 (4.53–22.32)

   Missing data

 

7

  

Apgar 1

    <4

5 (20.8)

6 (0.5%)

<0.001**

52.82 (11.86–235.16)

   4–6

5 (20.8)

55 (4.3%)

 

5.90 (1.98–17.55)

   >7

14 (58.3)

1208 (95.2%)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

3

144

  

  Apgar 5

   <4

3 (13.6%)

1 (0.1%)

<0.001**

208.37 (14.84–2925.04)

   4–6

5 (22.7%)

18 (1.5%)

 

16.07 (4.82–53.53)

   >7

14 (63.6%)

1201 (98.4%)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

5

193

  

Apgar 10

    <4

2 (9.5%)

0

<0.001**

 

   4–6

3 (14.3%)

6 (0.5%)

 

21.74 (4.10–115.28)

   >7

16 (76.2%)

1218 (99.5%)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

6

189

  

Resuscitation attempted

   Yes

15 (57.7%)

75 (5.7%)

<0.001**

17.65 (7.54–41.30)

   No

11 (42.3%)

1240 (94.3)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

1

98

  

Bag and mask ventilation performed

   Yes

14 (51.9%)

66 (4.7%)

<0.001**

17.70 (7.73–40.49)

   No

13 (48.1%)

1326 (95.3%)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

 

21

  

Suction performed

   Yes

18 (66.7%)

295 (79.0%)

<0.001**

6.45 (2.82–14.72)

   No

9 (33.3%)

1107 (21.0 %)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

 

11

  

Antibiotics administered to the newborn immediately after birth

   Yes

10 (37.0%)

26 (1.9%)

<0.001**

18.19 (7.42–44.99)

   No

17 (63.0%)

1363 (98.1%)

 

Reference group

   Missing data

 

24

  
  1. aThe WHO definition for a neonatal death was used: “a death among live births during the first 28 completed days of life.
  2. bAdjusted for birthweight continuous variable.
  3. **Chi-square test, *Independent sample t-test.
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