Table 2 Demographic profile and characteristics of study participants among RV positive and negative neonates.
From: A shift in circulating rotaviral genotypes among hospitalized neonates
RV negative n = 345 (%) | RV positive n = 178 (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 183 (53) | 101 (56.7) | 0.42 |
Female | 162 (47) | 77 (43.3) | |
Hospital facility | |||
Low-cost facility | 163 (51.4) | 103 (57.9) | 0.02 |
High-cost facility | 182 (48.6) | 75 (42.1) | |
Hospital settings | |||
Neonatal Intensive care Unit | 193 (55.9) | 117 (65.7) | 0.03 |
Neonatal nursery | 152 (44.1) | 61 (34.3) | |
Birth weight | |||
Normal 2.5 kg–> 4kg | 152 (44.1) | 86 (48.3) | 0.03 |
Low birth weight 1 kg–< 2.5kg | 166 (48.1) | 88 (49.4) | |
Extremely low birth weight < 1 kg | 27 (7.8) | 4 (2.3) | |
Gestational age | |||
Post term (> 39 weeks) | 12 (3.4) | 5 (2.8) | 0.01 |
Term (37–< 39 weeks) | 36 (10.4) | 23 (12.9) | |
Moderate or late preterm (34–< 37 weeks) | 103 (29.8) | 74 (41.5) | |
Very preterm (28<34 weeks) | 167 (48.4) | 71 (39.8) | |
Extremely premature (22-<28 weeks) | 27 (7.8) | 5 (2.8) | |
Mode of delivery | |||
Lower segment caesarean section | 253 (73.3) | 138 (77.5) | 0.24 |
Normal vaginal delivery | 85 (24.6) | 40 (22.5) | |
Forceps | 3 (0.9) | 0 | |
Vacuum | 4 (1.2) | 0 | |
Type of feeding | |||
Direct breast feeding | 48 (13.9) | 24 (13.5) | 0.89 |
DBF + formula feeding | 56 (16.2) | 27 (15.2) | |
Formula feeding | 136 (39.4) | 67 (37.6) | |
TPN + formula feeding | 105 (30.4) | 60 (33.7) | |
