Assessement of neonatal sepsis and associated factors among neonates admited neonatal intensive care unit in selected public hospitals in Somali Region, Ethiopia

Authors : Abdikani NUR, Mohamed OSMAN

Pages : 617-627

Doi:10.18621/eurj.596108

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Publication Date : 2021-11-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: To assess neonatal sepsis and associated factors among neonates admitted neonatal intensive care unit in selected public hospitals in Somali region, Ethiopia.  Methods: Institution based cross sectional study design was conducted in selected public hospitals. Data was collected using structured questionnaire adopted from other literature, entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and then was exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Frequency was used for descriptive analysis. Bivariate analysis was used to determine the association between different risk factors and the outcome variable. Those variables which have significant association at 5% significance level and fulfilling the minimum requirement of 0.2 level of significance with neonatal sepsis was entered for further analysis to multivariate analysis, significance was taken at α = < 0.05.  Results: The overall prevalence of this study was 42.9% CI = insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(38.4-47.8); and associated factors was age of the neonate AOR = 0.085 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 0.01, 0.73);, Residence shown AOR = 2.567 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 1.01, 6.5); Gestational age AOR = 1.869 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 1.05, 3.31);, Meconium stained Amniotic fluid AOR = 2.718 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 1.89, 6.74);, Antenatal care AOR = 8.933 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 4.9, 15.9);, and Mechanical ventilation after birth OR = 3.376 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CI = 1.65, 6.88);.  Conclusions: The present study found that the overall prevalence of neonatal sepsis in selected hospitals was 42.9%. The study identified, Age of the neonate, Residence, Gestational age, Meconium stained amniotic fluid. Antenatal care, Mechanical ventilation after birth. The findings underscore the importance of routine assessment and close monitoring of neonates. It is therefore recommended to have more skilled health personnel and advanced equipment while providing maternal and new-born health care services.
Keywords : Neonatal Sepsis, Associated Factors, neonates admitted neonatal intensive care unit, selected public hospitals, Somali region, Ethiopia 2017 2018