Neonatal hypothermia among hospitalized high risk newborns in a developing country
Abstract
Objective: To estimate the frequency of neonatal hypothermia and to identify the risk factors associated with it.
Methodology: This cross sectional survey study was conducted from March 2008 to November 2008 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Data was collected with a pre tested data collection tool. Three hundred neonates were included in the study. SPSS v17.0 was used for descriptive analysis.
Results: Of the 300 neonates admitted to the neonatal unit, 144 (49.5%) developed hypothermia. The frequency of hypothermia was found to be significantly higher in low birth weight (LBW) 58.1% and preterm 64.2 % babies.
Conclusion: There is a high frequency of neonatal hypothermia in our setup which is on the higher side of the range reported in comparable regions. LBW and prematurity were independent risk factors as was the external environment at the time of delivery.
Methodology: This cross sectional survey study was conducted from March 2008 to November 2008 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Data was collected with a pre tested data collection tool. Three hundred neonates were included in the study. SPSS v17.0 was used for descriptive analysis.
Results: Of the 300 neonates admitted to the neonatal unit, 144 (49.5%) developed hypothermia. The frequency of hypothermia was found to be significantly higher in low birth weight (LBW) 58.1% and preterm 64.2 % babies.
Conclusion: There is a high frequency of neonatal hypothermia in our setup which is on the higher side of the range reported in comparable regions. LBW and prematurity were independent risk factors as was the external environment at the time of delivery.
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