Research Article

Parental Satisfaction towards Care Given at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Associated Factors in Comprehensive and Referral Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Neonatal-related factors at comprehensive and referral hospitals of southern Ethiopia, 2022 ().

VariablesFrequencyPercentage (%)

Neonate’s sex
 Male23157.6
 Female17042.4
Birth weight in gram
 <25009122.7
 ≥250031077.3
Reason for admission of the neonate
 Prematurity with respiratory problem9222.7
 Neonatal sepsis15338.2
 Asphyxia12932.2
 Jaundice348.5
 Low blood glucose246.0
 Other194.7
Neonate’s current health condition
 Good32581.0
 Bad7619.0
Neonate’s isolation room admission
 Yes15137.7
 No25062.3
Length of stay in this hospital
 >47518.7
 4-1429072.3
 >14369.0

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