Table 1 Incidence of neonatal infection by socio-demographic and maternal characteristics
From: Epidemiology of neonatal infections in hospitals of Nepal: evidence from a large- scale study
Socio-demographic and maternal characteristics | Neonatal infection | Incidence (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age | No | Yes | ||
Less than 20 years | 8346 | 57 | 0.7% (0.5–0.9) | 0.621 |
20–35 years | 50,176 | 370 | 0.7% (0.7–0.8) | |
More than 35 years | 1540 | 14 | 0.9% (0.5–1.5) | |
Maternal educationa | ||||
No formal education | 7863 | 61 | 0.8% (0.6–1.0) | 0.309 |
Formal education | 42,521 | 286 | 0.7% (0.6–0.7) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Advantageous group | 23,626 | 205 | 0.9% (0.8–1.0) | 0.002 |
Relatively disadvantageous group | 36,436 | 236 | 0.6% (0.6–0.7) | |
Smoking/Indoor tobacco smoke | ||||
Maternal smokingb | 5679 | 26 | 0.5% (0.3–0.7) | 0.026 |
Indoor tobacco smokea | 12,947 | 61 | 0.5% (0.4–0.6) | 0.026 |
Parity | ||||
0 previous birth | 29,564 | 267 | 0.9% (0.8–1.0) | < 0.001 |
1 or more previous birth | 30,498 | 174 | 0.6% (0.5–0.6) | |
Antenatal check-upa | ||||
No ANC | 526 | 11 | 2.1% (1.2–3.7) | < 0.001 |
At least once | 49,858 | 336 | 0.7% (0.6–0.7) | |
Four antenatal check up | ||||
Less than 4 ANC | 11,542 | 61 | 0.5% (0.4–0.7) | 0.029 |
4 or more ANC | 38,316 | 275 | 0.7% (0.6–0.8) | |
Severe maternal anemia | 167 | 1 | 0.5% (0.1–3.5) | 0.562 |