Table 2 Characteristics of neonates admitted in NICU of UoGCSH from January to December 2017, northwest Ethiopia (n = 504)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the neonate | ||
 Male | 299 | 59.44 |
 Female | 204 | 40.56 |
Gestational age | ||
 Preterm (< 37 weeks) | 209 | 41.47 |
 Term (≥ 37 weeks) | 261 | 51.79 |
 Post-term (≥ 42 weeks) | 34 | 6.75 |
Weight for gestational age at admission | ||
 Small | 26 | 5.16 |
 Appropriate | 471 | 93.45 |
 Large | 7 | 1.39 |
Bag and mask resuscitation at birth | ||
 Yes | 129 | 25.60 |
 No | 375 | 74.40 |
Peri-natal asphyxia diagnosed at admission | ||
 No perinatal asphyxia (PNA) | 400 | 79.37 |
 Yes | 104 | 20.63 |
Hypothermia diagnosed at admission | ||
 Yes | 236 | 46.83 |
 No | 268 | 53.17 |
Hyper bilirubinemia diagnosed at admission | ||
 Yes | 30 | 5.95 |
 No | 474 | 94.05 |
Clinically diagnosed neonatal sepsis | ||
 No | 183 | 36.31 |
 Early-onset sepsis | 299 | 59.33 |
 Late-onset sepsis | 21 | 4.17 |
 Combined (early and late) | 1 | 0.20 |