Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of preterm neonates and their mothers admitted to the intensive care unit of Bench Sheko Zone, Keffa Zone and Sheka Zone Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021

CharacteristicsCategoryTotal, N (%)
N=614
Survival status of the neonate
Censored, N (%)
N=414
Died, N (%)
N=200
SexFemale236 (38.44)148 (62.71)88 (37.29)
Male378 (61.56)266 (70.37)112 (29.63)
Age of neonate≤7 days607 (98.86)407 (67.05)200 (32.95)
8–28 days7 (1.14)7 (100.00)
Maternal age<20 years57 (9.28)38 (66.67)19 (33.33)
20–34 years534 (86.97364 (68.16)170 (31.84)
≥35 years23 (3.75)12 (52.17)11 (47.83)
ResidencyUrban205 (33.39)125 (60.98)80 (39.02)
Rural409 (66.61)289 (70.66)120 (29.34)