Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome of Preterm Babies at Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Joint Authors
Abubakari, Abdulai
Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan
Owusu, Sheila Agyeiwaa
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Preterm birth and complications are now the leading cause of death in children under 5 years globally.
In Ghana, studies assessing the survival rate of preterm babies and associated factors in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) are limited.
Therefore, this study was designed to assess the survival rate and associated factors in this group of babies in a teaching hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Methods.
This was a 7-month retrospective descriptive study conducted in the NICU of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
It involved review of charts of all preterm babies admitted between 1 March 2017 and 30 September 2017.
Data retrieved from all eligible patients was analyzed using Stata version 12.1 software to generate descriptive statistics.
Relationship between dependent and independent variables was tested using Pearson chi square.
A logistic regression model was estimated to assess determinants of the treatment outcome.
Results.
The overall survival rate at discharge in this cohort was 60.73%.
The survival rate was lowest in the extremely low birth weight group (3/21; 14.3%) and extremely preterm babies (4/20; 20%).
Significant association was observed between birth weight (P=0.0001), gestational age (P=0.0001), and survival.
Preterm babies who were hypothermic at presentation, had respiratory distress syndrome, and had jaundice were 7.2 times (AOR=7.2; 95%CI=1.9‐28.1; P=0.004), 10.2 times (AOR=10.2; 95%CI=3.7‐27.9; P≤0.0001), and 2.9 times (AOR=2.9; 95%CI=1.0‐8.5; P=0.045), respectively, more likely to die on admission compared to neonates who did not have these comorbidities.
Conclusion.
We found a high mortality rate in the preterm babies admitted to our unit, and that mortality rate decreased with increasing gestational age and birth weight.
A number of neonatal factors, either in isolation or in combination, were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan& Owusu, Sheila Agyeiwaa& Abubakari, Abdulai. 2020. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome of Preterm Babies at Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173626
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome of Preterm Babies at Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173626
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abdul-Mumin, Alhassan& Owusu, Sheila Agyeiwaa& Abubakari, Abdulai. Factors Associated with Treatment Outcome of Preterm Babies at Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173626
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173626