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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of neonates and maternal (N = 152)

From: Prevalence, aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and predictors of urinary tract infection among neonates with clinical sepsis: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Age group of the neonates (days)

 

6.2 ± 0.47

 <7

138

90.8

 ≥7

14

9.2

Sex of the neonates

  

 Male

61

40.1

 Female

91

59.9

Apgar score at 5 min

 

8.3 ± 0.11

 Normal ≥ 7

135

88.8

 Low < 7

17

11.2

Neonatal birth weight (kg)

 

3.7 ± 0.42

 Normal ≥ 2.5

138

90.8

 Low < 2.5

14

9.2

Maternal age group (years)

 

22.9 ± 3.14

< 18

16

10.5

 18–35

113

74.3

 > 35

23

15.2

Maternal education level

  

 Informal

20

13.2

 Primary education

79

52.0

 Secondary education

42

27.6

 Tertiary education

11

7.2

Maternal occupation

  

 Self-employed

63

41.4

 Employed

29

19.1

 Unemployed

60

39.5

Gravidity

 

2.1 ± 0.68

 Primigravida (1)

58

38.2

 Multigravida (1–5)

85

55.9

 Grandgravida (>5)

9

5.9

Gestational age at booking for ANC services

  

 First trimester

15

9.9

 Second trimester

111

73.0

 Third trimester

26

17.1

HIV status

  

 Positive

5

3.3

 Negative

147

96.7

UTI in pregnancy

  

 Yes

18

11.8

 No

134

88.2

Antibiotics for UTI

  

 Yes

5

27.8

 No

13

72.2

PPROM

  

 Yes

9

5.9

 No

143

94.1

Duration of labour (hours)

 

15.2 ± 0.77

> 18

9

5.9

 ≤ 18

143

94.1

Mode of delivery

  

 CS

7

4.6

 SVD

145

95.4

  1. PPROM preterm premature rupture of the membranes, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, UTI urinary tract infection, CS caeserean section, SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, ANC antenatal clinic