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

Table 2

Maternal factors of neonatal sepsis at public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Case (97)		Control (194)
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
ANC visit	Yes	92	94.8	190	97.9
	No	5	5.2	4	2.1
Parity	Primipara	59	60.9	135	69.6
	Multipara	38	39.1	52	30.4
Frequency of ANC visit	<4	73	79.3	134	70.5
	≥4	19	20.7	56	29.5
Place of delivery	Home	13	13.4	5	2.6
	Hospital	59	60.8	175	90.2
	Health center	25	25.8	14	7.2
Duration of labor	≥12 hour	41	42.3	60	30.9
	<12 hour	56	57.7	134	69.1
Mode of delivery	SVD	70	72.2	114	58.8
	Instrumental delivery	11	11.3	39	20.1
	C/S	16	16.5	41	21.1
Birth attendant	TBA	13	13.4	8	4.1
	Health professional	84	86.6	186	95.9
Presence of intrapartum fever	Yes	66	68	52	26.8
	No	31	32	142	73.2
Foul-smelling amniotic fluid	Yes	19	19.6	28	14.4
	No	78	80.4	166	85.6
Pregnancy-related hypertension	Yes	6	6.2	12	6.2
	No	91	93.8	182	93.8
Antepartum hemorrhage	Yes	8	8.2	3	1.5
	No	89	91.8	191	98.5
History of STIs/UTIs	Yes	55	56.7	52	26.8
	No	42	43.3	142	73.2