Maternal medical illness among mothers of neonates admitted to the NICU of public hospitals in Hawassa City, Sidama Region, Ethiopia, 2020 (N=331)
| Variable | Case n=110 (%) | Control n=221 (%) | χ2 (p value) |
| Anaemia | |||
| No | 75 (68.2) | 182 (82.4) | 0.03 |
| Yes | 35 (31.8) | 39 (17.6) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||
| No | 106 (96.4) | 213 (96.4) | |
| Yes | 4 (3.6) | 8 (3.6) | |
| Urinary tract infection | |||
| No | 95 (86.4) | 201(91) | 0.13 |
| Yes | 15 (13.6) | 20 (9) | |
| Malaria | |||
| No | 97 (88.2) | 195 (88.2) | 0.56 |
| Yes | 13 (11.8) | 26 (11.8) | |
| HIV | |||
| No | 90 (81.8) | 182 (82.4) | |
| Yes | 2 (1.8) | 9 (4.1) | |
| Unknown | 18 (16.4) | 30 (13.6) | |
| Syphilis | |||
| No | 77 (70) | 164 (74.2) | 0.66 |
| Yes | 10 (9.1) | 15 (6.8) | |
| Unknown | 23 (20.9) | 42 (19) | |
NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.