Table 3

Predictors of time to death of asphyxiated neonates admitted to the NICU of public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia, 2022 (N=144)

CharacteristicsCategoryOutcome statusCHR (95% Cl)AHR (95% CI)P value
AliveDeath
Sex of the neonatesFemale25 (38.46)40 (61.54)11
Male53 (67.09)26 (32.91)0.31 (0.19 to 0.53)0.32 (0.14 to 0.76)<0.05
Maternal residencyUrban18 (47.37)20 (52.63)11
Rural60 (56.60)46 (43.40)0.77 (0.45 to 1.30)0.86 (0.49 to 1.50)0.61
KMC appliedNo40 (80.00)10 (20.00)0.35 (0.18 to 0.68)0.16 (0.07 to 0.39)<0.05
Yes38 (40.43)56 (59.57)11
SepsisNo17 (44.74)21 (55.26)11
Yes61 (57.55)45 (42.45)0.48 (0.28 to 0.83)0.321 (0.13 to 0.77)<0.05
RDSNo28 (65.12)15 (34.88)11
Yes50 (49.50)51 (50.50)1.75 (0.98 to 3.13)1.28 (0.63 to 2.60)0.49
Mode of deliveryC/S25 (75.76)8 (24.24)11
Vaginal53 (47.75)58 (52.25)2.91 (1.39 to 6.12)0.39 (0.16 to 0.95)<0.05
Birth weight<2500 g62 (67.39)30 (32.61)0.35 (0.22 to 0.58)0.77 (0.39 to 1.49)0.43
≥2500 g16 (30.77)36 (69.23)11
HypoglycaemiaNo66 (55.93)52 (44.07)11
Yes12 (46.15)14 (53.85)1.61 (0.89 to 2.91)1.71 (0.92 to 3.18)0.09
5th-minute Apgar score<715 (38.46)24 (61.54)0.66 (0.40 to 1.10)1.26 (0.49 to 3.23)0.63
≥763 (60.0)42 (40.00)11
  • *=significant at p<0.05.

  • 1=considered as a reference category.

  • AHR, adjusted HR; CHR, crude HR; C/S, caesarean section; KMC, kangaroo mother care; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome.