Table 1 Characteristics of mothers and deceased neonates
Mothers of deceased neonates (n = 82) | |
Age in Years | n (%) |
< 18 | 7 (8.5) |
18 ‒ < 35 | 71 (86.6) |
≥ 35 | 4 (4.9) |
Maternal Education | |
Primary | 34 (41.5) |
Secondary | 40 (48.8) |
Tertiary + | 8 (9.9) |
Mothers Occupation | |
Farmer | 31 (37.8) |
Unemployed | 25 (30.5) |
Employed | 6 (7.3) |
Casual labourer | 20 (24.4) |
Source of cooking energy | |
Firewood | 51 (62.2) |
Charcoal | 25 (30.5) |
Other | 6 (7.3) |
Multiple gestations | |
Yes | 6 (7.3%) |
No | 76 (92.7%) |
Mode of delivery | |
Spontaneous vertex delivery | 57 (69.5) |
Caesarean section | 12 (14.6) |
Breech delivery | 11 (13.4) |
Assisted vaginal delivery | 2 (2.4) |
Characteristic of deceased neonates n = 88 | |
Male | 40 (45.5) |
Female | 48 (54.6) |
Gestational age in weeks | |
< 28 | 20 (22.7) |
28 to < 32 | 19 (21.6) |
32 to < 37 | 32 (36.4) |
≥ 37 | 17 (19.3) |
Weight at birth | |
< 1000 | 17 (19.3) |
1000 to < 1500 | 27 (30.7) |
1500 to < 2000 | 17 (19.3) |
2000 to < 2500 | 12 (13.6) |
≥ 2500 | 15 (17.1) |
Place of death | |
Health facility | 69 (78.4) |
Home | 12 (13.6) |
En route to a health facility | 2 (2.3) |
Informal health provider | 5 (5.7) |