Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates admitted with neonatal sepsis
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 125 (62.2) |
Female | 76 (37.8) |
Birth weight (mean ± SD) (kg) | 2.7 ± 0.7 |
On diagnosis weight (mean ± SD) (kg) | 3.1 ± 1.0 |
Age (median) | 5 days |
Gestational age (mean ± SD) (weeks) | 37 ± 2.1 |
Poor feeding | 182 (90.5) |
Diarrhea | 13 (6.5) |
Convulsion | 41 (20.4) |
Vomiting | 46 (22.9) |
Respiratory distress | 72 (35.8) |
Grunting | 111 (55.2) |
Cyanosis | 9 (4.5) |
Jaundice | 19 (9.5) |
Body temperature (mean ± SD) (°c) | 37.3 ± 1.3 |
Respiratory rate (mean ± SD) (breath/minute) | 61.9 ± 14.4 |
Heart rate (mean ± SD) (beat/minute) | 143.8 ± 15.6 |
Neonates with comorbidity | 96 (47.8) |
Types of sepsis | |
EONS | 122 (60.6) |
LONS | 79 (39.4) |