Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019

Background. Neonatal sepsis plays a significant role in neonates’ mortality in developing countries accounting for 30-50% of total deaths each year. Gaining insight into neonatal sepsis predictors will provide an opportunity for the stakeholders to reduce the causes of neonatal sepsis. This research...

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Published in:International journal of pediatrics 2020-10, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-10
Main Authors: Obsa, Mohammed Suleiman, Goa, Abraham, Abebe, Hanna, Arba, Aseb, Alemayehu, Mihiretu, Alemayehu, Atkuregn, Paulos, Kebreab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Developing countries
Disease transmission
Health aspects
Infants
Infants (Newborn)
Infection
Patient outcomes
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Summary:Background. Neonatal sepsis plays a significant role in neonates’ mortality in developing countries accounting for 30-50% of total deaths each year. Gaining insight into neonatal sepsis predictors will provide an opportunity for the stakeholders to reduce the causes of neonatal sepsis. This research is aimed at determining the predictors of neonatal sepsis at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching Referral Hospital and Sodo Christian General Hospital, Ethiopia, April-July 2019. Method. This study employed an institution-based unmatched case-control study by selecting neonates in selected hospitals through consecutive sampling technique. The cases of this study are neonates diagnosed with sepsis. The study used a pretested structured questionnaire for a face-to-face interview to collect data from index mothers. Besides, the review of the record was done using checklists. The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 for analysis. The study used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. The odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to measure the association’s strength. p
ISSN:1687-9740
1687-9759
DOI:10.1155/2020/3709672