Table 1: Clinical characteristics of the sick newborns (N-50).
Age of presentation | Frequency | % |
1st week | 21 | 42 |
2nd week | 15 | 30 |
3rd week | 3 | 6 |
4th week | 11 | 22 |
Sex of the studied patient | ||
Male | 26 | 52 |
Female | 24 | 48 |
Gestational age | ||
Preterm | 28 | 56 |
Full term | 22 | 44 |
Birth weight | ||
Low birth weight | 20 | 40 |
Normal | 19 | 38 |
Very low birth weight | 11 | 22 |
Consanguinity | ||
Absent | 35 | 70 |
Present | 15 | 30 |