Table 3 Neonatal Characteristics of study participants in Dessie and Woldia Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northeast Ethiopia, 2022
Variable | Category | Case n = 64(%) | Control n = 256(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Birth weight | < 2500 gm | 33(51.6%) | 72(28.1%) |
≥ 2500 gm | 31(48.4%) | 184(71.9%) | |
Feeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | 52(81.2%) | 185(72.3%) |
Formula Milk | 3(4.7%) | 12(4.7%) | |
Nothing per oral | 9(14.1%) | 59(23%) | |
Gestational age | < 37 weeks | 30(46.9%) | 57(22.3%) |
≥ 37 weeks | 34(53.1%) | 199(77.7%) | |
Birth asphyxia | Yes | 12(18.8%) | 64(25%) |
No | 52(81.2%) | 192(75%) | |
Is there ABO incompatibility? | No | 47(73.4%) | 210(82%) |
Yes | 17(26.6%) | 46(18%) | |
Birth trauma | Yes | 13(20.3%) | 21(8.2%) |
No | 51(79.7%) | 235(91.8%) | |
Type of birth trauma | Cephalo-hematoma | 10(76.9%) | 10(47.6%) |
Other* | 3(23.1%) | 11(52.4%) | |
Neonatal sepsis | Yes | 49(76.6%) | 201(78.5%) |
No | 15(23.4%) | 55(21.5%) | |
Polycythemia | Yes | 1(1.6%) | 7(2.7%) |
No | 63(98.4%) | 249(97.3%) |