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

Table 3

Clinical signs of neonatal sepsis of neonates at public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020. , , .

Variables	Category	Case/control status
		Case (%)	Control (%)
Resuscitation at birth	Yes	12 (12.4)	8 (4.1%)
	No	85 (87.6)	186 (95.9%)
Respiratory breaths/min	Yes	70 (72.2)	38 (19.6%)
	No	27 (27.8%)	156 (80.4%)
Grunting	Yes	59 (60.8%)	7 (3.6%)
	No	38 (39.2%)	187 (96.4)
Redness around umbilicus	Yes	11 (11.3%)	6 (3.1%)
	No	86 (88.7%)	188 (96.6%)
High/low temperature	Yes	84 (86.6%)	85 (43.8%)
	No	13 (13.4%)	109 (56.2%)
Lethargic/unconscious	Yes	15 (15.5%)	5 (2.6%)
	No	82 (84.5%)	189 (97.4%)
Poor feeding	Yes	36 (37.1%)	4 (2.1%)
	No	61 (62.9%)	190 (97.9%)
Severe chest indrawing	Yes	34 (35.1%)	3 (1.5%)
	No	63 (64.9%)	191 (98.5%)