Investigation of Factors Influencing Infant Mortality at Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Chi-square test of association between the diagnosis of death and demographic characteristics of child and mother.

Variables	Birth asphyxia	Meconium aspiration	Prematurity	Respiratory distress	Sepsis	Others	Total	value
Sex								0.946
Female	17 (50.0%)	7 (38.9%)	21 (48.8%)	37 (44.0%)	18 (43.9%)	7 (38.9%)	107 (45.0%)
Male	17 (50.0%)	11 (61.1%)	22 (51.2%)	47 (56.0%)	23 (56.1%)	11 (61.1%)	131 (55.0%)
Age in weeks								0.023
One week	33 (97.1%)	17 (94.4%)	33 (76.7%)	66 (78.6%)	31 (75.6%)	13 (72.2%)	193 (81.1%)
Two weeks	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (23.3%)	10 (11.9%)	8 (19.5%)	1 (5.6%)	30 (12.6%)
Four weeks	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (11.1%)	9 (3.8%)
Above four weeks	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (11.1%)	6 (2.5%)
Birth type								0.024
Single	34 (100.0%)	18 (100.0%)	37 (86.0%)	70 (83.3%)	34 (82.9%)	18 (100.0%)	211 (88.7%)
Multiple (twins)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)	14 (16.7%)	7 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.3%)
Weight at birth								<0.05
Normal (2.5-4.0 kg)	26 (76.5%)	13 (72.2%)	3 (7.0%)	27 (32.1%)	9 (22.0%)	8 (44.4%)	86 (36.1%)
Overweight (>4.0 kg)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	4 (1.7%)
Underweight (≤2.5 kg)	8 (23.5%)	5 (27.8%)	40 (93.0%)	55 (65.5%)	32 (78.0%)	8 (44.4%)	148 (62.2%)
Marital status								0.672
Married	29 (85.3%)	13 (72.2%)	35 (81.4%)	64 (76.2%)	29 (70.7%)	13 (72.2%)	183 (76.9%)
Single	5 (14.7%)	5 (27.8%)	8 (18.6%)	20 (23.8%)	12 (29.3%)	5 (27.8%)	55 (23.1%)
Mother’s age								0.161
15-24 years	2 (5.9%)	3 (16.7%)	5 (11.6%)	10 (11.9%)	8 (19.5%)	4 (22.2%)	32 (13.4%)
25-40 years	31 (91.2%)	14 (77.8%)	35 (81.4%)	68 (81.0%)	32 (78.0%)	10 (55.6%)	190 (79.8%)
Above 40 years	1 (2.9%)	1 (5.6%)	3 (7.0%)	6 (7.1%)	1 (2.4%)	4 (22.2%)	16 (6.7%)