Table 6 Maternal NICU exposure related factors among postnatal mothers visiting Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Debre Tabor town, North Central Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 363)
Factor | Percentage |
|---|---|
Cause of admission to NICU | |
Prematurity | 38.3 |
Perinatal asphyxia | 25.6 |
Neonatal sepsis | 18.5 |
Congenital malformation | 9.6 |
Other* | 11.3 |
Duration of stay at NICU | |
< 14 days | 80.7 |
≥ 14 days | 19.3 |
Received information about danger signs during stay at NICU | |
Yes | 63.4 |
No | 36.6 |
Accompanied by spouse during NICU stay | |
Yes | 35.3 |
No | 64.7 |