From: Neonatal mortality and associated factors in the specialized neonatal care unit Asmara, Eritrea
Variables | B | S.E. | Wald | OR & 95% CI | p-value |
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Sex (Male vs Female) | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.82 | 1.32(0.73–2.38) | 0.366 |
Birth weight | |||||
 HBW vs NBW | 1.37 | 0.87 | 2.48 | 3.94(0.71–21.72) | 0.115 |
 LBW vs NBW | 1.52 | 0.43 | 12.65 | 4.55(1.97–10.50) | < 0.001 |
 VLBW vs NBW | 2.96 | 0.61 | 23.38 | 19.24(5.80–63.78) | < 0.001 |
Gestational age(<37wks vs > =37wks) | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 1.46(0.65–3.26) | 0.360 |
Diagnosis to Admission time | |||||
 1–24 h vs < 1 h | 0.12 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 1.12(0.53–2.38) | 0.759 |
  > =24 h vs < 1 h | 1.08 | 0.4 | 7.20 | 2.96(1.34–6.52) | 0.007 |
Vitality1min(< 7 vs > =7) | 0.82 | 0.38 | 4.83 | 2.28(1.09–4.76) | 0.028 |
Vitality5min(< 7 vs > =7) | 0.73 | 0.36 | 4.01 | 2.07(1.02–4.22) | 0.045 |
Length of Stay in SNCU (> = 24 h vs < 24 h) | −1.48 | 0.36 | 16.6 | 0.23(0.11–0.46) | < 0.001 |
Congenital abnormality (yes vs no) | 1.37 | 0.47 | 8.70 | 3.95(1.59–9.85) | 0.003 |
Place of delivery | |||||
 other facility vs GynObs | 0.70 | 0.48 | 2.15 | 2.01(0.79–5.11) | 0.143 |
 home vs GynObs | −1.18 | 1.29 | 0.83 | 0.31(0.02–3.87) | 0.361 |
Mode of delivery | |||||
 Elective CS vs SVD | −0.78 | 0.64 | 1.50 | 0.46(0.13–1.60) | 0.221 |
 Emergency CS vs SVD | −0.01 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.99(0.33–2.95) | 0.981 |
Gestational size (SGA/AGA) | −0.41 | 0.37 | 1.27 | 0.66(0.32–1.36) | 0.260 |
Maternal age in years | |||||
  < 20 vs 20–29 | 0.27 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 1.32(0.39–4.46) | 0.660 |
 30–39 vs 20–29 | −0.07 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.93(0.49–1.77) | 0.825 |
  > =40 vs 20–29 | −0.83 | 0.79 | 1.11 | 0.44(0.09–2.05) | 0.293 |
Obstetric Complications (Abnormal vs Normal) | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.01 | 1.07(0.35–3.24) | 0.909 |
Antenatal care (no vs yes) | −1.29 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 0.28(0.04–1.83) | 0.182 |
Gravida (Multi vs First) | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 1.18(0.62–2.27) | 0.612 |