Prevalence and Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis among Neonates Admitted at the Newborn Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

• 作者: Mercy Komen
• 来源期刊: 妇产科期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Preterm Birth Neonatal Sepsis Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis Kenya
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（9）
• 页码范围: 1216-1232
• 页数: 17页
• 分类号: R72

摘要

<strong>Background:</strong> <span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Neonatal sepsis is one of the primary causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. Despite the availability of different preventive interventions, in Kenya, the burden of neonatal sepsis remains critically high. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To determine the prevalence and predictors of neonatal sepsis among newborns admitted at the newborn unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a hospital-based</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cross</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sectional study design carried out among 196 neonates and their mothers at the new born unit of Kenyatta National Hospital. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study subjects. Data on the possible contributing factors of neonatal sepsis was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Statistical analyses were performed using the</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">statistical package for the Social Sciences (SPSS: version 22). Data were descriptively analyzed into frequencies and proportions. The chi-square test of independence and binary logistic regression were employed to determine associations between the dependent (neonatal sepsis) and various independents variables. A multiple logistic regression model was carried out to determine the variables independently contributed to the occurrence of neonatal sepsis. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Our study revealed that the prevalence of neonatal sepsis was 28.6%. </span><span style="font-family:Ve