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Morbidity and mortality patterns of preterm low birthweight neonates admitted to referral hospitals in the Amhara region of Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study by Yalemtsehay Dagnaw Genie; Belete Fenta Kebede; Mulualem Silesh Zerihun; Desalew Tilahun Beyene is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Objective This study aimed to assess the morbidity and mortality patterns of preterm neonates with low birth weight admitted in the Amhara region referral hospitals in Ethiopia. ## Design Hospital-based retrospective follow-up study. ## Setting Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia. ## Participants A total of 291 preterm neonates low birth weight that were admitted to referral hospitals in the Amhara region between 1 January 2017 and 30 December 2018 were reviewed. Data were entered into Epi-data V.4.4.2.1 and exported to STATA V.14 for analysis, and variables with a p value of <0.05 at 95% confidence level in multivariable logistic regression model analysis were declared as statistically significant associated factors of mortality. ## Primary outcome Morbidity and mortality patterns in preterm low birthweight neonates. ## Results This study revealed that 37.8% (95% CI 32.4% to 43.5%) of preterm low birthweight neonates died. The most common morbidities found were 219 (75.26%) hypothermia, followed by 201 (69.07%), 145 (49.83%), 39 (13.4%) and 24 (8.25%) with sepsis, respiratory distress, jaundice and congenital anomalies, respectively. Sepsis (AOR: 2.0; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.89
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- Author
- Yalemtsehay Dagnaw Genie; Belete Fenta Kebede; Mulualem Silesh Zerihun; Desalew Tilahun Beyene
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)