Table 3: Results of univariate analysis for risk factors for mortality in the first 12 hours of life.
Study factor | Relative Risk | p-value | 95% CI | |
HIV positive mother | 1.24 | 0.245 | 0.86 | 1.78 |
Booked | 1.05 | 0.777 | 0.77 | 1.42 |
PIH | 0.71 | 0.217 | 0.42 | 1.22 |
Antenatal steroids | 1.07 | 0.768 | 0.68 | 1.67 |
Natural birth | 0.90 | 0.578 | 0.63 | 1.29 |
Temperature < 36 | 1.03 | 0.867 | 0.72 | 1.47 |
Temperature 36.4-37.4 | 1.06 | 0.768 | 0.71 | 1.59 |
Temperature 37.5-38.5 | 0.92 | 0.810 | 0.49 | 1.76 |
Temperature > 38.5 | 0.73 | 0.572 | 0.25 | 2.17 |
< 1000 g | 0.85 | 0.346 | 0.61 | 1.19 |
1000 g-1499 g | 1.09 | 0.571 | 0.80 | 1.50 |
1500 g-1999 g | 1.09 | 0.636 | 0.77 | 1.55 |
APGAR at 1 min < 5 | 0.84 | 0.325 | 0.325 | 1.19 |
APGAR at 1 min 5-7 | 1.12 | 0.500 | 0.81 | 1.54 |
APGAR at 1 min > 7 | 1.12 | 0.620 | 0.72 | 1.73 |
APGAR at 5 min < 5 | 0.98 | 0.913 | 0.62 | 1.52 |
APGAR at 5 min 5-7 | 0.84 | 0.304 | 0.60 | 1.17 |
APGAR at 5 min > 7 | 1.21 | 0.246 | 0.88 | 1.66 |
*RDS | 1.44 | 0.040 | 1.02 | 2.04 |
Breech | 0.93 | 0.841 | 0.43 | 1.98 |
Vertex | 1.08 | 0.841 | 0.504 | 2.32 |
Hypothermia on admission | 1.17 | 0.409 | 0.81 | 1.70 |
Caesarian birth | 1.11 | 0.578 | 0.77 | 1.58 |
Steroids | 1.07 | 0.768 | 0.68 | 1.67 |
Female | 1.16 | 0.345 | 0.85 | 1.58 |
Maternal APH | 1.22 | 0.347 | 0.81 | 1.85 |
*IDM | 1.93 | 0.001 | 1.65 | 2.26 |
Married | 1.23 | 0.638 | 0.52 | 2.95 |
*Statistically significant at 95% CI-(Confidence Interval). Notes: Only IDM and RDS were statistically significant. |