Survival and associated factors of mortality of preterm neonates admitted to Felege Hiwot specialized hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The complication of prematurity is the second commonest cause of under-five mortality in Ethiopia. Amhara region has the highest neonatal mortality rate in the country. There was no previous study and this study aimed to assess the survival of preterm neonates and its associated factors of preterm neonatal mortality admitted to Felege Hiwot Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, to take necessary action to maximize survival of preterm babies in developing countries.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 686 preterm neonates admitted in Felege Hiwot Specialized Hospital from 1 August 2017 to 30 July 2018. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to show the survival rate of preterm neonates and the multivariate Cox proportional hazards m

SUBMITTER: Tamene A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457651 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature