Table 1 Neonatal characteristics
Neonatal characteristic | Mortality of neonates who lived until 28 days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortality (n = 323) | Live (n = 1252) | Total (N = 2017) | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Boy | 170 | 15.5% | 929 | 84.5% | 1099 | 100.0% |
Girl | 153 | 16.7% | 765 | 83.3% | 918 | 100% |
Place of birth | ||||||
Referral neonates | 143 | 31.0% | 319 | 69.0% | 462 | 100.0% |
Born at hospitals | 180 | 11.6% | 1375 | 88.4% | 1555 | 100.0% |
Methods of delivery | ||||||
Caesarean section | 161 | 13.5% | 1033 | 86.5% | 1194 | 100.0% |
Vaginal | 162 | 19.7% | 661 | 80.3% | 823 | 100.0% |
Birthweight (gram) | ||||||
<2500 (LBW) | 226 | 29.5% | 539 | 70.5% | 765 | 100.0% |
≥2500 (NBW) | 97 | 7.7% | 1155 | 92.3% | 1252 | 100.0% |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||||
<28 weeks | 25 | 54.3% | 21 | 45.7% | 46 | 100.0% |
28–32 weeks | 58 | 20.3% | 228 | 79.7% | 286 | 100.0% |
33–34 weeks | 37 | 11.3% | 290 | 88.7% | 327 | 100.0% |
35–36 weeks | 19 | 5.0% | 359 | 95.0% | 378 | 100.0% |
≥37 weeks | 43 | 4.4% | 937 | 95.6% | 980 | 100.0% |
Condition at birth | ||||||
Asphyxia | ||||||
Yes | 162 | 48.4% | 173 | 51.6% | 335 | 100.0% |
No | 161 | 9.6% | 1521 | 90.4% | 1682 | 100.0% |
Congenital anomaly | ||||||
Yes | 135 | 31.9% | 288 | 68.1% | 423 | 100.0% |
No | 188 | 11.8% | 1406 | 88.2% | 1594 | 100.0% |
Birth trauma | ||||||
Yes | 11 | 16.7% | 55 | 83.3% | 66 | 100.0% |
No | 312 | 16.0% | 1639 | 84.0% | 1951 | 100.0% |
Conditions at age < 7 DAYS | ||||||
Respiratory distress | ||||||
Yes | 181 | 49.5% | 185 | 50.5% | 366 | 100.0% |
No | 142 | 8.6% | 1509 | 91.4% | 1651 | 100.0% |
Neonatal sepsis | ||||||
Yes | 157 | 39.8% | 237 | 60.2% | 394 | 100.0% |
No | 166 | 10.2% | 1457 | 89.8% | 1623 | 100.0% |
Jaundice | ||||||
Yes | 93 | 17.5% | 439 | 82.5% | 532 | 100.0% |
No | 230 | 15.5% | 1255 | 84.5% | 1485 | 100.0% |
Seizure | ||||||
Yes | 32 | 59.3% | 22 | 40.7% | 54 | 100.0% |
No | 291 | 14.8% | 1672 | 85.2% | 1963 | 100.0% |
Haemorrhage | ||||||
Present | 38 | 67.9% | 18 | 32.1% | 56 | 100.0% |
None | 285 | 14.5% | 1676 | 85.5% | 1961 | 100.0% |
Feeding problem | ||||||
Present | 76 | 66.1% | 39 | 33.9% | 115 | 100.0% |
None | 247 | 13.0% | 1655 | 87.0% | 1902 | 100.0% |
Conditions at age 7–28 DAYS | ||||||
Respiratory distress | ||||||
Yes | 72 | 46.2% | 84 | 53.8% | 156 | 100.0% |
No | 251 | 13.5% | 1610 | 86.5% | 1861 | 100.0% |
Neonatal sepsis | ||||||
Yes | 68 | 38.4% | 109 | 61.6% | 177 | 100.0% |
No | 255 | 13.9% | 1585 | 86.1% | 1840 | 100.0% |
Jaundice | ||||||
Yes | 34 | 33.3% | 68 | 66.7% | 102 | 100.0% |
No | 289 | 15.1% | 1626 | 84.9% | 1915 | 100.0% |
Seizure | ||||||
Yes | 14 | 63.6% | 8 | 36.4% | 22 | 100.0% |
No | 309 | 15.5% | 1686 | 84.5% | 1995 | 100.0% |
Haemorrhage | ||||||
Present | 22 | 61.1% | 14 | 38.9% | 36 | 100.0% |
None | 301 | 15.2% | 1680 | 84.8% | 1981 | 100.0% |
Feeding problem | ||||||
Present | 43 | 59.7% | 29 | 40.3% | 72 | 100.0% |
None | 280 | 14.4% | 1665 | 85.6% | 1945 | 100.0% |
