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