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

Table 5

Association of maternal and neonatal risk factors of neonatal sepsis public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Case (97)		Control (194)		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Maternal education	No education	32	33.0	52	26.8	2.092 (1.367, 3.202)	1.107 (.422, 2.905)
	Primary	35	36.1	58	29.9	2.052 (1.351, 1.80)	1.282 (.500, 3.291)
	Secondary	15	15.5	33	17.0	1.545 (.944, 2.529)	1.454 (.490, 4.311)
	College and higher	15	15.5	51	26.3	1.00	1.00
Occupation of mother	Housewife	70	72.2	102	52.6	2.516 (1.662, 3.811)	3.063 (.897, 10.458)
	Government employee	15	15.5	48	24.7	1.146 (.691, 1.901)	.935 (.179, 4.881)
	Others	12	12.3	44	22.7	1.00	1.00
Neonatal age	<7 days	62	63.9	175	90.2	1.843 (1.379, 2.463)	1.369 (0.706, 2.656)
	≥7 days	35	36.1	19	9.8	1.00	1.00
ANC visit	<4 visits	73	79.3	134	70.5	1.418 (1.017, 1.978)	2.112 (.943, 4.733)
	≥4visits	19	20.7	56	29.5	1.00	1.00
Labor duration	≥12 hours	41	42.3	60	30.9	1.635 (1.216, 2.199)	1.590 (.737, 3.429)
	<12 hours	56	57.7	134	39.1	1.00	1.00
Mode of delivery	SVD	70	72.2	114	58.8	1.573 (1.074, 2.304)	5.032 (1.887-13.418)
	Instrumental delivery	11	11.3	39	20.1	.723 (.430, 1.214)	1.587 (.496, 5.082)
	C/S	16	16.5	41	21.1	1.00	1.00
Birth attendant	TBA	13	13.4	6	3.1	4.849 (2.695, 8.726)	4.407 (1.213, 16.004)
	Health professional	84	86.6	188	96.1	1.00	1.00
Antepartum hemorrhage	Yes	8	8.2	3	1.5	5.723 (2.590, 12.643)	1.589 (.364, 6.943)
	No	89	91.8	191	98.5	1.00	1.00
STIs/UTIs	Yes	55	56.7	52	26.8	2.672 (1.019, 7.007)	2.543 (1.313, 4.925)
	No	42	43.3	142	73.2	1.00	1.00
Intrapartum fever	Yes	66	68.0	52	26.8	5.814 (4.255, 7.945)	4.379 (2.170, 8.835)
	No	31	32.0	142	73.2		1.00
APGAR score 5^th minute	<7	27	27.8	12	6.2	5.850 (3.803, 8.999)	4.832 (1.862, 12.537)
	≥7	70	72.2	182	93.8	1.00	1.00
Neonate resuscitated	Yes	43	44.3	20	10.3	6.928 (4.837, 9.922)	3.830 (1.753, 8.369)
	No	54	55.7	174	89.7	1.00	1.00
Birth weight	<2500	35	36.1	7	3.6	5.376 (3.925, 7.362)	6.101 (2.124, 17.525)
	≥2500	62	63.9	187	96.4	1.00	1.00

Others: private, daily laborers, and students. Bivariate; multivariate. SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery; C/S: cesarean section; UTI/STIs: urinary tract infection/sexually transmitted infections.