Trend Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens Causing Neonatal Sepsis at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Frequency of study participants by age groups, gender, year, and wards at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.

Characteristics		Frequency	Percentage
Sociodemographical
Sex	Male	995	53.7
	Female	859	47.3
Age group	0–3 days	323	17.4
	3–28 days	1531	82.6
Gestational age at birth	Preterm (<37 weeks)	488	26.3
	Term (>37 weeks)	1366	73.7
Admitted wards	NICU	1425	76.9
	N-wards	283	15.3
	Pediatrics	61	3.3
	Others	85	4.6
Year of data collection
2010	Male	2	0.1
	Female	1	0.1
2011	Male	1	0.1
	Female	3	0.2
2012	Male	69	3.7
	Female	78	4.2
2013	Male	50	2.7
	Female	66	3.6
2014	Male	39	2.1
	Female	40	2.2
2015	Male	28	1.5
	Female	30	1.6
2016	Male	30	1.6
	Female	28	1.5
2017	Male	106	5.7
	Female	73	3.9
2018	Male	401	21.6
	Female	313	16.9
2019	Male	269	14.5
	Female	227	12.2

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; others: emergency, gynecology, oncology, and medical wards.