Advances in Pediatric Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2385-4529
ISSN: 2385-4529
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatal Health Nursing, University of Debre Tabor, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Neonatal Mortality and Its Associated Factors among Neonates Admitted In Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northcentral, Ethiopia
Author(s): Solomon Demis*, Tigabu Munye, Biniam Munye and Kindu Agmas
Introduction: Neonatal mortality is the death of newborn babies from the time of birth to 28 completed days of life which is the most vulnerable time for a child's survival. About one million of them passed away on their first day of life, and more than two thirds (38%) of the deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa where Ethiopia is one of the countries with the highest neonatal mortality in the world which accounts for 29 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Methods: Institutional based retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted from November 1, 2018, up to January 30, 2019, in Debre Tabor General Hospital (DTGH). A Structured interviewer-administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were entered into Epi data version 4.2 and then exported into SPSS window version 24. Bivariate and multivariate ana.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2385- 4529.22.9.047