|
Characteristics
|
Neonatal infections in first 2 weeks (n = 30,267)
|
|---|
| |
Number
|
Infections
|
Percent
|
RR
|
95% CI
|
|---|
|
Single/multiple birth
|
|
Singleton
|
29,558
|
3386
|
11.5
|
1.00
| |
|
Multiple birth
|
709
|
206
|
29.1
|
2.47
|
2.18–2.80
|
|
Gestational age at birth
|
|
< 35 weeks
|
2693
|
442
|
16.4
|
1.44
|
1.31–1.58
|
|
35–36 weeks
|
3546
|
415
|
11.7
|
1.04
|
0.95–1.15
|
|
37 weeks or more
|
24,028
|
2735
|
11.4
|
1.00
| |
|
Sex of the baby
|
|
Male
|
15,646
|
1880
|
12.0
|
1.00
| |
|
Female
|
14,621
|
1712
|
11.7
|
0.97
|
0.92–1.03
|
|
Birth weight
|
|
< 1500 g
|
210
|
142
|
67.6
|
6.50
|
5.74–7.37
|
|
1500–1999 g
|
1369
|
357
|
26.1
|
2.55
|
2.29–2.83
|
|
2000–2499 g
|
8386
|
1040
|
12.4
|
1.20
|
1.12–1.29
|
|
2500 g or higher
|
20,302
|
2053
|
10.1
|
1.00
| |
|
Birth asphyxia
|
|
Yes
|
3427
|
709
|
20.7
|
1.87
|
1.73–2.03
|
|
No
|
26,840
|
2883
|
10.7
|
1.00
| |
|
Sterile cord cutting and tying
|
|
Yes
|
26,291
|
3122
|
11.9
|
1.08
|
0.98–1.18
|
|
No
|
3976
|
470
|
11.8
|
1.00
| |
|
Non-study substances on cord
|
|
Yes
|
1779
|
236
|
13.3
|
1.05
|
0.92–1.20
|
|
No
|
28,488
|
3356
|
11.8
|
1.00
| |
|
Dried within 30 min
|
|
Yes
|
25,719
|
2893
|
11.3
|
1.00
| |
|
No
|
4548
|
699
|
15.4
|
1.18
|
1.08–1.28
|
|
Wrapped within 30 min
|
|
Yes
|
25,321
|
2828
|
11.2
|
1.00
| |
|
No
|
4946
|
764
|
15.5
|
1.20
|
1.10–1.31
|
|
Breastfed within 1 h
|
|
Yes
|
18,329
|
2093
|
11.4
|
1.00
| |
|
No
|
11,938
|
1499
|
12.6
|
1.05
|
0.98–1.13
|
|
Oil massaged within 1 h
|
|
Yes
|
3292
|
437
|
13.3
|
1.11
|
1.00–1.23
|
|
No
|
26,975
|
3155
|
11.7
|
1.00
| |
|
Delayed bath for 1 day
|
|
Yes
|
26,519
|
3084
|
11.6
|
1.10
|
0.99–1.21
|
|
No
|
3748
|
508
|
13.6
|
1.00
| |
