Table 2 Comparison of neonatal and maternal risk factors associated with culture-proven EOS and LOS among neonates in a tertiary care hospital in Sana’a City, Yemen (2020–2021)
Risk factors | EOS (N = 33) | LOS (N = 64) | OR for LOS (95% CI) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Preterm birth | 4 | (12.1) | 23 | (35.9) | 4.1 (1.27–13.02) | 0.013 |
Male sex | 19 | (57.6) | 33 | (51.6) | 0.8 (0.34–1.83) | 0.574 |
ELBW and VLBW | 2 | (6.1) | 15 | (23.4) | 4.7 (1.02–22.19) | 0.033 |
PROM | 5 | (15.2) | 2 | (3.1) | 0.2 (0.03–0.99) | 0.043 |
Multigravidity | 24 | (72.7) | 48 | (75.0) | 1.1 (0.43–2.91) | 0.808 |
Vaginal delivery | 16 | (48.5) | 35 | (54.7) | 1.28 (0.55–2.98) | 0.562 |
Outborn birth | 19 | (57.6) | 34 | (53.1) | 0.8 (0.36–1.95) | 0.677 |