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Table 3 Factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted in NICU of UoGCSH from January to December 2017, northwest Ethiopia (n = 504)

From: The role of the season at admission in neonatal sepsis: a retrospective chart review of a 1-year data at University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital

Variables

Neonatal sepsis (overall sepsis)

AOR (95% CI)

Neonatal sepsis (EONS)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Had ANC

 Yes

306

179

1

287

198

1

 No

15

4

1.44 (0.42, 4.93)

13

6

0.94 (0.30, 2.94)

History of APH

 Yes

27

6

1.79 (0.64, 5.01)

26

7

1.49 (0.56, 3.96)

 No

294

177

1

274

197

1

Maternal fever during labor

 Yes

19

1

8.64 (1.06, 70.4)

19

1

10.86 (1.35, 87.7)

 No

302

182

1

281

203

1

Duration of labor

 Zero h

25

22

1

25

22

1

 1–12 h

188

116

1.08 (0.47, 2.49)

172

132

0.96 (0.41, 2.26)

 > 12 h

108

45

2.19 (0.87, 5.51)

103

50

1.94 (0.76, 4.94)

Place of birth

 Home

16

3

3.90 (0.96, 15.79)

11

8

1.36 (0.43, 4.33)

 Health center

87

29

1.78 (0.94, 3.38)

289

196

1.69 (0.89, 3.22)

 Hospital

218

151

1

  

1

Season of birth

 Sep–Nov

85

34

2.18 (1.67, 4.05)

77

42

1.89 (1.02, 3.51)

 Dec–Feb

74

47

0.92 (0.50, 1.68)

71

50

0.93 (0.51, 1.72)

 Mar–May

93

57

1.31 (0.74, 2.32)

86

64

1.26 (0.71, 2.25)

 Jun–Aug

69

45

1

66

48

1

Mode of delivery

 Spontanous vaginal delivery

231

93

2.14 (1.21, 3.77)

213

111

2.22 (1.24, 4.32)

 Cesarean delivery

69

75

1

66

78

1

 Instrument-assisted delivery

21

15

1.27 (0.53, 3.06)

21

15

1.52 (0.62, 3.71)

Gestational age at birth

 Preterm (< 37 weeks)

168

41

4.03 (2.43, 6.71)

165

44

5.03 (3.04, 8.32)

 Term (37–41 weeks)

133

129

1

115

146

1

 Post-term (≥ 42 weeks)

21

13

1.59 (0.69, 3.61)

20

14

1.65 (0.72, 3.80)

Did the baby cry at birth

 Yes

231

159

1

210

180

1

 No

90

24

1.33 (0.49, 3.55)

90

24

1.84 (0.69, 4.88)

5th minute APGAR score

 Unknown

102

60

0.77 (0.43, 1.36)

83

79

0.50 (0.28, 0.90)

 < 7

54

15

1.68 (0.75, 3.77)

54

15

1.47 (0.65, 3.30)

 ≥ 7

165

108

1

163

110

1

Bag and mask ventilated at birth

 Yes

103

26

1.91 (0.76, 4.78)

103

26

1.79 (0.73, 4.44)

 No

218

157

1

197

178

1