Table 1 Prevalence of positive blood culture in relation to different neonatal risk factors
S. no. | Neonatal risk factors | Culture positive (%) | Culture negative (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sex | > 0.05 | ||
Male | 31 (52.3) | 173 (59.5) | ||
Female | 28 (47.4) | 118 (40.5) | ||
2 | Age | < 0.05 | ||
Below 3 days | 17 (28.8) | 35 (12.0) | ||
3 or above 3 days | 42 (71.2) | 256 (88.0) | ||
3 | Birth weight | < 0.05 | ||
Very low birth weight | 2 (3.9) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Low birth wight | 37 (62.7) | 50 (17.2) | ||
Good birth weight | 20 (33.9) | 240 (82.5) | ||
4 | Gestational age | < 0.05 | ||
Preterm | 22 (31.4) | 48 (68.6) | ||
Term | 37 (13.2) | 243 (86.7) | ||
5 | Mode of delivery | < 0.05 | ||
Normal | 21 (7.2) | 269 (92.3) | ||
Caesarean | 38 (63.3) | 22 (36.7) | ||