Table 2 Incidence of neonatal infection by obstetric and neonatal characteristics
From: Epidemiology of neonatal infections in hospitals of Nepal: evidence from a large- scale study
Obstetric and birth characteristics | Neonatal infection | Incidence (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Suspected maternal infectiona | ||||
Yes | 9893 | 128 | 1.3% (1.1–1.5) | < 0.001 |
No | 40,993 | 263 | 0.6% (0.6–0.7) | |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Vaginal | 47,059 | 276 | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | < 0.001 |
Caesarean section | 12,492 | 160 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | |
Gender | ||||
Boys | 32,401 | 263 | 0.8% (0.7–0.9) | 0.016 |
Girls | 27,661 | 178 | 0.6% (0.5–0.7) | |
Birth weight | ||||
Less than 2500 g | 6659 | 57 | 0.8% (0.6–1.0) | 0.011 |
2500-4000 g | 52,067 | 366 | 0.7% (0.6–0.8) | |
4000 g or more | 1336 | 18 | 1.3% (0.8–2.1) | |
Gestational age | ||||
Less than 37 weeks | 46 | 5569 | 0.8% (0.6–1.0) | 0.400 |
37 weeks or more | 395 | 54,493 | 0.7% (0.7–0.8) | |
Early breast feeding | 43,292 | 301 | 0.7% (0.5–0.9) | 0.903 |
Applied antiseptic to umbilical cord | 18,547 | 126 | 0.7% (0.6–0.8) | 0.395 |
Multiple birth | ||||
No | 59,698 | 437 | 0.7% (0.7–0.8) | 0.414 |
Yes | 364 | 4 | 1.1% (0.4–2.9) | |
Birth asphyxia | 413 | 11 | 2.7% (1.5–4.7) | < 0.001 |