Research Article

Time to Death and Its Predictors among Neonates Hospitalized with Sepsis in Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Log-rank test of different categorical predictors of neonates admitted with neonatal sepsis in selected public referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 ().

VariableCategory value

Gestational agePreterm63.090.00001
Term
Neonatal sexMale0.100.7536
Female
Birthweight<250032.550.00001
≥2500
Five-minute Apgar score<763.140.00001
≥7
Maternal residenceUrban0.280.5959
Rural
Cry at birthNo39.190.00001
Yes
First minute Apgar score<742.820.0001
≥7
Preterm laborYes32.920.0001
No
Place of deliveryHealth facility0.560.4533
Home
PIHYes10.970.0009
No
EBF initiated within one hourYes10.230.0014
No
ANC visit1-3 visits5.560.0183
≥4 visits
History of PROMYes19.320.00001
No