Table 2 Clinical diagnosis and neonatal seizures.
Characteristics | Incident neonatal admissions with seizures, n= 142 (%) | Incident neonatal admissions without seizures, n= 1430 (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonatal sepsis | 89 (62.7) | 772 (54.0) | 1.27 (0.91-1.80) | 0.16 |
Prematurity | 3 (2.1) | 248 (17.3) | 0.10 (0.03-032) | <0.001 |
Neonatal encephalopathy | 30 (21.1) | 197 (13.7) | 1.63 (1.06-2.50) | 0.03 |
Neonatal jaundice | 17(12.0) | 372 (26.0) | 0.38 (0.23-0.64) | <0.001 |
Meningitis | 21(14.8) | 8 (0.6) | 34.4 (14.65-76.26) | <0.001 |
Neonatal tetanus | 3 (2.1) | 18 (1.3) | 1.04 (0.48-5.70) | 0.42 |