Table 3 Neonatal conditions of low-birth-weight preterm neonates admitted to the NICU of public hospitals in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2023.
Variable | Category | Adequate weight gain | Frequency with % | IDR/100 | PDO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Censors | |||||
Sex of neonate | Male | 85 (24.7%) | 43 (12.5%) | 128 (37.2%) | 6.2 | 1359 |
Female | 135 (39.3%) | 81 (23.5%) | 216 (62.8%) | 6.3 | 2145 | |
Gestational age | Late Preterm | 198 (57.6%) | 87 (25.2%) | 285 (82.8%) | 6.3 | 3139 |
Early preterm | 22 (6.4%) | 37 (10.8%) | 59 (17.2%) | 6.0 | 365 | |
APGAR score | ≤ 6 (Abnormal) | 9 (2.6%) | 18 (5.2%) | 27 (7.8%) | 6.2 | 145 |
≥ 7 (Normal) | 211 (61.3%) | 106 (30.8%) | 317 (92.1%) | 6.2 | 3359 | |
Initiation methods of feeding | Tube | 101 (29.4%) | 61 (17.7%) | 162 (47.1%) | 6.4 | 1562 |
Breast Feeding | 119 (34.6%) | 63 (18.3%) | 182 (52.9%) | 6.1 | 1942 | |
Frequency of feeding | Every two hour | 8 (2.3%) | 14 (4.1%) | 22 (6.4%) | 5.2 | 153 |
Every three hour | 212 (61.6%) | 110 (32%) | 322 (93.6%) | 6.3 | 3351 | |
Type of milk | Breast | 201 (58.4%) | 111 (32.3%) | 312 (90.7%) | 6.2 | 3242 |
Mixed | 19 (5.5%) | 13 (3.8%) | 32 (9.3%) | 7.2 | 262 | |
Neonates have any medical problem | No | 156 (45.3%) | 68 (19.8%) | 224 (65.1%) | 6.3 | 2479 |
Yes | 64 (18.6%) | 56 (16.3%) | 120 (34.9%) | 6.2 | 1025 | |
Duration of hospital stays | ≤ 7 days | 49 (14.2%) | 44 (12.8%) | 93 (27%) | 6.1 | 806 |
> 7 days | 171 (49.7%) | 80 (23.3%) | 251 (73%) | 6.3 | 2698 | |
