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

Table 4

Neonatal factors for neonatal sepsis at public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Case (97)		Control (194)
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Gestational age	Term	41	42.3	60	30.9
	Preterm	56	57.7	134	69.1
Birth weight	<2500	55	56.7	38	19.6
	≥2500	42	43.3	156	80.4
APGAR score 1^st minute	<7	77	79.4	116	59.8
	≥7	20	20.6	78	40.2
APGAR score 5^th minute	<7	27	27.8	12	6.2
	≥7	70	72.2	182	93.8
Neonate cry after birth	Yes	86	88.7	182	93.8
	No	11	11.3	12	6.2
Neonate resuscitated	Yes	43	44.3	20	10.3
	No	54	55.7	174	89.7