Cause of Neonatal Admissions and Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome in Intensive Care Unit Mekelle City Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this was to assess cause of neonatal admission and factors associated with treatment outcome in intensive care unit in Mekelle city, public hospitals, Ethiopia.

METHODS

A hospital-based cross-sectional study was employed among study participants from November 2021 to June 2022. Data were collected using structured data extraction checklist. SPSS V-20 was used for data analyzing. Binary logistic regression model was used with a 95% confidence interval and P-values <.05.

RESULT: Leading cause of neonatal admission were 83 (24.9%) sepsis followed by 59 (17.7%) respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), 31 (9.3%) meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), and 31 (9.3%) perinatal asphyxia (PNA). Overall neonatal mortality was 38 (11.37%). Cesarean section (C/S; AOR: 2.9; 95% CI: 1.82, 4.68), breastfeeding non-initiation within 1 hour (AOR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.09, 4.16), and neonatal resuscitation (AOR: 2.16; 95% CI: 1.70, 4.54) were factors associated with treatment outcome.

CONCLUSION

The leading causes of neonatal admissions were sepsis, RDS, MAS, and PNA. Cesarean section (C/S) delivery, breastfeeding non-initiation within 1 hour and resuscitated neonate were factors associated with treatment outcome.