Prevalence and risk factors for neonatal jaundice: a multicentre analytical cross-sectional study at neonatal intensive care units, Mogadishu, Somalia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and risk factors for neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted in three large hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Design

Hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study.

Setting

Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) of three tertiary hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Participants

423 neonates admitted in NICUs and their mothers.

Results

The overall prevalence of neonatal jaundice was 30.26%. Results of multiple logistic regression indicated that the risk of neonatal jaundice was highest for neonates of mothers aged more than 35 years (adjusted OR (AOR): 6.03, 95% CI: 2.46 to 15.13), mothers who had prolonged labour (AOR: 3.29, 95% CI: 1.79 to 6.08) and those delivered vaginally (AOR: 2.75, 95% CI: 1.56 to 4.97) compared

SUBMITTER: Warsame HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883538 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature