Early onset neonatal sepsis and its associatited factors: a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is the 3rd leading cause of neonatal mortality in Ethiopia contributing to 16% of neonatal death. In a hospital study, neonatal sepsis was the leading diagnosis at admission and the second leading cause of neonatal death at the neonatal intensive care unit. Among other factors repeated vaginal examination during labor is known to contribute to sepsis in low-income settings. However, there is limited evidence in the Ethiopian setting.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine the association between early-onset neonatal sepsis and repeated vaginal examinations.

Methods

The study was conducted at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, a public maternity and newborn care hospital. We followed 672 mother-newborn pairs by phone until 7 days of age to detect

SUBMITTER: Lemma K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438148 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature