Total

N (%)

Recovery

N (%)

Death

N (%)

p-value

OR*

CI** [95%]

Age of neonates (days)

0 - 6

326 (92.4)

256 (91.1)

70 (97.2)

0.63

1.87

[0.84 - 4.90]

≥7

27 (7.6)

25 (8.9)

2 (2.8)

0.04

0.62

[0.38 - 0.90]

Sex of neonates

Male

212 (60.1)

172 (61.2)

40 (55.6)

0.37

1.55

[0.45 - 3.65]

Female

141 (39.9)

109 (38.8)

32 (44.4)

0.25

1.25

[0.15 - 2.45]

Gestational age (weeks)

Prematurity (<37)

9 (2.6)

7 (2.5)

2 (2.8)

0.005

1.91

[1.60 - 3.14]

Full term (37 - 40)

340 (96.3)

270 (96.1)

70 (97.2)

0.20

2.81

[1.22 - 4.98]

Born after term (>40)

4 (1.2)

4 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

0.002

0.52

[0.20 - 0.82]

Mothers age (years)

<18

4 (1.1)

4 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

0.002

0.46

[0.20 - 0.72]

[18 - 25]

125 (35.4)

98 (34.9)

27 (37.5)

0.06

1.30

[0.98 - 2.4]

[25 - 35]

166 (47.0)

133 (47.3)

33 (45.8)

0.07

1.42

[0.47 - 4.52]

≥35

58 (16.5)

46 (16.4)

12 (16.7)

0.26

1.11

[0.82 - 3.19]

Number of antenatal consultations follow up

<4

92 (26.1)

71 (25.3)

21 (29.2)

0.11

2.41

[1.16 - 3.31]

≥4

239 (67.7)

192 (68.3)

47 (65.3)

0.31

2.82

[1.57 - 3.12]

Not done

16 (4.5)

12 (4.3)

4 (5.5)

0.02

1.91

[1.16 - 2.52]

Mode of delivery

Caesarean section

106 (30.0)

92 (32.7)

14 (19.4)

0.29

1.95

[0.92 - 2.75]

Vaginal delivery

246 (69.7)

189 (67.3)

57 (79.2)

0.68

2.63

[1.65 - 3.74]

Aspect of the amniotic fluid

Clear

143 (40.5)

112 (39.9)

31 (43.1)

0.3

1.34

[0.28 - 5.46]

Fresh meconium stain

112 (31.7)

96 (34.2)

16 (22.2)

0.24

1.27

[0.22 - 3.32]

Old meconium stain

48 (13.6)

36 (12.8)

12 (16.7)

0.1

1.04

[0.60 - 3.12]

Blood-stained fluid

28 (7.9)

19 (6.8)

9 (12.5)

0.06

1.03

[0.70 - 4.10]

Neonatal resuscitation

Yes

165 (46.7)

110 (39.2)

55 (76.4)

0.002

1.95

[1.28 - 2.95]

No

169 (47.9)

153 (54.5)

16 (22.2)

0.002

0.40

[0.22 - 0.73]

Severity of the respiratory distress

Moderate

229 (64.9)

196 (69.8)

33 (45.8)

0.06

0.65

[0.41 - 1.03]

Mild***

113 (32.0)

81 (28.8)

32 (44.4)

0.07

1.54

[0.95 - 2.50]

Severe

11 (3.1)

4 (1.4)

7 (9.8)

0.0006

6.83

[1.94 - 23.96]