Incidence and predictors of dehydration among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Southern Ethiopia hospitals: A prospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dehydration is one of the causes of preterm morbidity and mortality. Many efforts are being implemented to decrease the cause of preterm mortality, but there is a gap regarding dehydration in generating research-supported evidence. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the incidence and predictors of dehydration among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care units of Southern Ethiopia hospitals.

Methodology

A prospective, institution-based follow-up study was conducted among 363 maternal-preterm neonatal pairs. Data were collected using a checklist and entered into Epidata version 4.4.2.1, and analyzed using STATA version 14. Bi-variable and multivariable regression were computed using the Cox regression model. A statistical significance was d

SUBMITTER: Akele MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551887 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature