Time to death and predictors of mortality among asphyxiated neonates in southwest Ethiopia, 2022: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the time to death and predictors of mortality among asphyxiated neonates admitted to public hospitals in the southwest region of Ethiopia.

Design

An institution-based prospective cohort study was conducted.

Setting

Public hospitals in southwest Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 144 asphyxiated neonates, who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, and their mothers participated from March 2022 to 30 September 2022. Data were entered into EpiData V.4.4.2.1 and exported to STATA V.16 for analysis. The Cox proportional hazards model using bivariate (p<0.25) and multivariate (p<0.05) analyses was used to identify the predictors of mortality. The median survival time was estimated using Kaplan-Meier survival estimate

SUBMITTER: Kebede BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806697 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature