Mortality and Associated Factors among Neonates Admitted at the Karatina Sub-County Hospital Newborn Unit, Nyeri

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dc.contributor.authorSogoti, T. Y.
dc.contributor.authorAudi, S. A.
dc.contributor.authorGibuswa, D. M.
dc.contributor.authorManyega, A. N.
dc.contributor.authorManoti, N. G.
dc.contributor.authorRwabukoba, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorNgugi, A. N.
dc.contributor.authorWairimu, I. C. W.
dc.contributor.authorNyamai, L.
dc.contributor.authorOngecha, F.
dc.contributor.authorKahiga, T.
dc.contributor.authorIrungu, K.
dc.contributor.authorGitonga, E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T13:35:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T13:35:55Z
dc.date.issued2024-03
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Neonatal mortality is death within the first four weeks of life. The developing world accounts for 99% of these deaths. Sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya's Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) in 2022 was 26.7 deaths and 21 deaths per 1000 live births, respectively. There is need for more data locally and regionally on neonatal mortality. Aim: To determine the cases of mortality and associated factors at the hospital between January 1st, 2019, and December 31st, 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical design using data abstraction forms for data collection was used. The study included 108 neonates. Data analysis was done using the SPSS software version 23. Descriptive statistics, measures of association (p-values and odds ratios), and logistical regression were used to compare variables. Results: The NMR at Karatina Sub-County Hospital (KSCH) Newborn Unit (NBU) was 78 deaths per 1000 neonates. Statistical significance was found between neonatal mortality and parity (p=0.025), gestational age at birth (p=0.039), 5th-minute Apgar score (p<0.0001), and need for resuscitation at birth (p<0.001). Respiratory distress (p=0.003) and respiratory distress syndrome (p=0.016) as morbidities during admission significantly correlated with neonatal mortality. Conclusion: There is a statistical significance between maternal and neonatal factors with neonatal mortality. The Ministry of Health, the Nyeri County Government, and clinicians should undertake measures to minimise these risk factors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSogoti, T. Y., Audi, S. A., Gibuswa, D. M., Manyega, A. N., Manotiti, G., Rwabukoba, M. J., ... & Gitonga, E. (2024). Mortality and associated factors among neonates admitted at the Karatina Sub-County Hospital Newborn Unit, Nyeri. East African Medical Journal, 101(3), 6837-6844.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27926
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEast African Medical Journalen_US
dc.titleMortality and Associated Factors among Neonates Admitted at the Karatina Sub-County Hospital Newborn Unit, Nyerien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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