Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal sepsis in Mali: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors for neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to selected health facilities in the Bamako district and Koulikoro region in Mali.

Design

This is a prospective cross-sectional study. Data were analyses using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression.

Setting

This facility-based study was conducted in four health facilities consisting of two hospitals and two reference health centres in Mali.

Participants

The study participants comprised 795 randomly selected neonates and their indexed mother.

Outcome measures

The primary outcome of the study was the prevalence of sepsis in the considered health facilities. The other variables of interest were risk factors for sepsis.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Traore FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature