Characteristics

Neonatal Sepsis Status

Total

Chi

df

p-value

Yes

No

Maternal age (years)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Below 20

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

17 (100)

3.395

2

0.183

20 - 35

43 (29.7)

102 (70.3)

145 (100)

Above 35

6 (17.6)

28 (82.4)

34 (100)

Total

56 (28.6)

140 (71.4)

196 (100)

Marital status

Married/cohabiting

45 (25.1)

134 (74.9)

179 (100)

11.909

1

0.001

Single

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

17 (100)

Total

56 (28.6)

140 (71.4)

196 (100)

Religion

Protestant

32 (31.4)

70 (68.6)

102 (100)

1.415

0.698*

Catholic

22 (25.6)

64 (74.4)

86 (100)

Muslim

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

6 (100)

Pagan

0 (0.0)

2 (100.0)

2 (100)

Total

56 (28.6)

140 (71.4)

196 (100)

Education level

Non-primary

13 (23.6)

42 (76.4)

55 (100)

3.871

2

0.269

Secondary

33 (35.1)

61 (64.9)

94 (100)

Tertiary

10 (21.3)

37 (78.7)

47 (100)

Total

56 (28.6)

140 (71.4)

196 (100)

Employment

Employed

7 (21.9)

25 (78.1)

32 (100)

1.572

2

0.456

Self-employed

17 (26.2)

48 (73.8)

65 (100)

Unemployed

32 (32.3)

67 (67.7)

99 (100)

Total

56 (28.6)

140 (71.4)

196 (100)