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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of neonates admitted to SNCU

From: Neonatal mortality and associated factors in the specialized neonatal care unit Asmara, Eritrea

Variables

Number

Percent (%)

Gender

 Male

721

59.9

 Female

483

40.1

Gestation Age (Weeks)

 Full-term(> = 37 weeks)

962

79.9

 Preterm(< 37 weeks)

242

20.1

Birth Weight (Kg)

 High birth weight (> = 4)

43

3.6

 Normal birth weight (2.5–3.99)

766

64.0

 Low birth weight (1.5–2.49)

305

25.5

 Very Low birth weight (1.0–1.49)

59

5.0

 Extremely Low birth weight (< 1.0)

22

1.9

Diagnosis to Admission time

  < 1 h

481

40.0

 1 h −24 h

306

25.4

  >= 24 h

417

34.6

Apgar Score (1 min)a

 Good Vitality(> = 7)

616

56.9

 Poor Vitality(< 7)

466

43.1

Apgar Score (5 min) a

 Good Vitality

866

79.8

 Poor Vitality

219

20.2

Length of stay in SNCU

  < = 1 day

203

16.9

  > 1 day

1001

83.1

Congenital Abnormality

 Yes

82

6.8

 No

1122

93.2

Place of Delivery

 Gynecology-Obstetrics

1021

84.8

 Other health facilities

142

11.8

 Home Delivery

41

3.4

Mode of Delivery

 Spontaneous vaginal delivery

952

79.1

 Elective CS

129

10.7

 Emergency CS

123

10.2

Gestational Size

 Appropriate for Gestational Age

963

80.5

 Small for Gestational Age

211

17.6

 Lare for Gestational Age

23

1.9

Mother Age

 40+

68

5.6

 30–39

408

33.9

 20–29

679

56.4

  < 20

49

4.1

Maternal Condition

 Normal

1130

93.9

 Eclampsia/Pre-eclampsia

37

3.1

 Diabetes Mellitus

9

0.7

 Urinary Tract Infection

8

0.6

 Othersb

20

1.7

Antenatal Visit

 Yes

1154

95.8

 No

50

4.2

Traditional Practice

  

 Circumcision

6

0.5

 Uvilectomy

9

0.7

 Additional Food

2

0.2

 No traditional practice

1187

98.6

  1. aN doesn’t include missing values
  2. bAnemia, Cardiac disease, Febrile, Candidacies, HIV, and Epilepsy