Risk factors for neonatal sepsis among neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Adare General Hospital in Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Abstract

Prolonged rupture of the membrane, intrapartum fever, urinary tract infection, foul-smelling liquor, and low APGAR score were independent risk factors of neonatal sepsis, and this study also observed that the onset of neonatal sepsis was higher in the first week of a neonate's life. Routine sepsis evaluation must focus on neonates born with the aforementioned characteristics and make interventions for babies born with these risk factors.