TABLE 2
FROM:
The Incidence of Morbidities in a Cohort of Neonates in Rural Gadchiroli, India: Seasonal and Temporal Variation and a Hypothesis About Prevention
Abhay T Bang, Hanimi M Reddy, S B Baitule, M D Deshmukh and Rani A Bang
BACK TO ARTICLETable 2. Incidence of Low-Risk Health Problems, Associated Fatality in Home-Cared Neonates (n=763)
| Sick neonates (1−28 days) | Deaths‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-risk* health problems† | No. | Incidence (%) | No. | CF (%) |
| Birth weight 2000 − 2499 g | 246 | 32.2 | 9 | 3.7 |
| Birth asphyxia — mild§ | 81/570 | 14.2 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Upper respiratory symptoms | 153 | 20.1 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Diarrhea | 42 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unexplained fever | 87 | 11.4 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Umbilical infection | 151 | 19.8 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Bacterial skin infection | 88 | 11.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Conjunctivitis | 94 | 12.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Neonates with any one of the low-risk health problems (95% CI) | 548 | 71.8 | 19 | 3.5 |
| (68.6−75.0) | (1.9−5.0) | |||
* Low risk=CF <10%.
† For diagnostic criteria, see Appendix A1.
‡ Most deaths occurred in neonates with multiple problems. Such deaths were included with more one health problem. Thus, associated % CF shown here does not imply that death was entirely attributable to that problem.
§ Actual observations at birth were made by VHWs on 570 neonates.
