Table 1: Some demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates with sepsis, at NICU, ATRH May 2016 to April 2017.

Characteristic Number Percent (%)
Age
< 7 days 185 61.2
7-28 days 118 38.8
Gestational age
<37 weeks 69 22.9
≥ 37 weeks 234 77.1
Birth weight
<1500gm 18 5.9
1500-2500gm 55 18.2
>2500gm 230 75.9
Number of ANC*
<4 visit 193 63.8
≥4 visits 110 36.2
Duration of ROM ¥
<18 hours 221 72.8
≥18 hours 82 27.2
Duration of labor
<24 hours 224 73.8
≥24 hours 79 26.2
Respiratory distress
Yes 200 66
No 103 34
Body temperature
Hypothermia 112 37.1
Fever 143 47.3
Neonatal reflex
Intact 106 35.1
Depressed 197 62.9

*ANC: Antenatal Care; ¥PROM: Premature Rupture of Membrane