Table 3 Parameter estimates of the bivariate and multivariate analysis of survival of newborns with breathing difficulties
Alive at discharge (survived) (n = 730) | Dead (n = 305) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | ||||
Place of birth | Hospitals (n = 253) | 177 (70%) | 76 (30%) | 0.82 (0.71–1.32) | 0.68 (0.45–1.06) |
Health centers (n = 782) (ref.) | 553 (71%) | 229 (29%) | 1 | 1 | |
Facility ready to provide newborn resuscitationa | Yes (n = 851) | 612 (72%) | 239 (28%) | 1.25 (0.90–1.74) | 1.08 (0.73–1.60) |
No (n = 184) (ref.) | 118 (64%) | 66 (36%) | 1 | 1 | |
Facility has separate newborn corner | Yes (n = 443) | 341 (77%) | 102 (23%) | 1.75 (1.32–2.31) | 1.75 (1.23–2.47) |
No (n = 592) (ref.) | 389 (66%) | 203 (34%) | 1 | ||
Gestational age | Term or post-term (n = 858) | 639 (75%) | 219 (25%) | 2.76 (1.98–3.84) | 1.57 (1.04–2.39) |
Preterm (n = 177) (ref.) | 91 (51%) | 86 (49%) | 1 | ||
Mode of delivery | Cesarean or instrumental (n = 95) | 78 (82%) | 17 (18%) | 2.03 (1.18–3.49) | 2.09 (1.08–4.03) |
Vaginal (vertex) (n = 940) (ref.) | 652 (69%) | 288 (31%) | 1 | 1 | |
Birth weight | Normal (> = 2500 g) (n = 802) | 608 (76%) | 194 (24%) | 2.85 (2.11–3.86) | 2.35 (1.61–3.43) |
Low birth weight (< 2500 g) (n = 233) (ref.) | 122 (52%) | 111 (48%) | 1 | 1 | |
Oxygen given | Yes (n = 285) | 226 (79%) | 59 (21%) | 1.87 (1.35–2.59) | 0.93 (0.62–1.38) |
No (n = 750) (ref.) | 504 (67%) | 246 (33%) | 1 | 1 | |
Received resuscitationb | Yes (n = 665) | 572 (86%) | 93 (14%) | 8.25 (6.11–11.15) | 8.01 (5.77–11.11) |
No (n = 370), ref. | 158 (43%) | 212 (57%) | 1 | 1 | |
Newborn outcome | 730 (71%) | 305 (29%) | |||