Table 3 The Characteristics of rural and urban neonatal mortality of Gansu province, 2004-09
From: Rural-urban differences of neonatal mortality in a poorly developed province of China
Characteristics | Urban N (%) | Rural N (%) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 353 (60.2) | 386(57.0) | 1.34 | 0.25 |
   Female | 233(39.8) | 291(43.0) |  |  |
Gestational age(week) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Very premature, < 33 | 90 (15.4) | 106 (15.6) | 19.73 | < 0.001 |
   Moderate premature,33-37 | 157 (26.8) | 117 (17.3) |  |  |
   Term or postterm, ≥ 38 | 339 (57.8) | 454 (67.1) |  |  |
Birth weight(g) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Very low < 1500 | 49 (8.4) | 24 (3.6) | 18.66 | < 0.001 |
   Moderately low,1500-2499 | 171 (29.2) | 182 (26.9) |  |  |
   Normal, 2500-3999 | 358 (61.1) | 458 (67.6) |  |  |
   ≥ 4000 | 8 (1.4) | 13 (1.9) |  |  |
Medical care before death | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Hospital care | 529 (90.3) | 433 (64.0) | 131.85 | < 0.001 |
   Outpatient care | 11(1.9) | 126 (18.6) |  |  |
   No medical care | 46 (7.8) | 118 (17.4) |  |  |
Death season | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Spring | 142(24.2) | 152(22.4) | 2.38 | 0.5 |
   Summer | 145(24.7) | 152(22.4) |  |  |
   Autumn | 160(27.3) | 192(28.4) |  |  |
   Winter | 139(23.7) | 181(26.7) |  |  |
Death place | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Hospital | 491 (83.8) | 424 (62.6) | 70.72 | < .001 |
   Way to hospital | 11 (1.9) | 24 (3.6) |  |  |
   Home | 84(14.3) | 229 (33.8) |  |  |