Sepsis Risk Factors in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Public Hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020: A Retrospective Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and neonate at public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Case (97)		Control (194)
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Maternal age	<18	5	5.2	6	3.1
	18-25	52	53.6	79	40.7
	>25	40	41.2	109	56.2
Marital status	Married	93	95.9	192	99.0
	Others	4	4.1	2	1.0
Religion	Orthodox	22	22.7	62	32.0
	Muslim	66	68.0	104	53.6
	Others	9	9.3	28	14.4
Ethnicity	Oromo	85	87.6	172	88.7
	Others	12	12.4	22	11.3
Residence	Urban	54	55.7	120	61.9
	Rural	43	44.3	74	38.1
Maternal education	No education	32	33.0	52	26.8
	Primary	35	36.1	58	29.9
	Secondary	15	15.5	33	17.0
	College and higher	15	15.5	51	26.3
Occupation of mother	Housewife	70	72.2	102	52.6
	Government employee	15	15.5	48	24.7
	Others	12	12.3	44	22.7
Neonatal sex	Male	58	59.8	105	54.1
	Female	39	40.2	89	45.9
Neonatal age	<7 days	50	51.5	71	36.6
	≥7 days	47	48.5	123	63.4