Predictors of the onset of neonatal sepsis at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

Kwame Opare-Asamoah Samuel E K Acquah Ezekiel Kofi Vicar Lawrence Quaye Abdul-Mumin Alhassan Saeed F Majeed Vida Nyagre Yakong Samuel Yankson

Published in: Health science reports (2023)

Maternal marital status is a significant predictor of both EOS and LOS, with predictors of EOS being lower gestational age and low birth weight, while for LOS, low birth weight is the main predictor. Findings from this study can serve as a commencement point for developing predictive models for the onset of sepsis in neonates in the study facility.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth
human milk
gestational age
birth weight
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
physical activity
body mass index
risk factors