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• TITLE: Risk Factors of Early Neonatal Deaths in Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic

  AUTHORS: Jean Chrysostome Gody, Moyen Engoba, Brice Olivier Bogning Mejiozem, Lydie Verleine Danebera, Evodie Pierrette Kakouguere, Marie Collette Nganda Bangue, Carine Judith Kiteze Nguinzanemou, Romuald Belly de Dieu Komangoya Kpembi, Petula Waraka, Dusie Lesly Ngoyoli Mbode, Mireille Mande Djapou, Ghislain Franck Houndjahoue, George Moyen

  KEYWORDS: Early Neonatal Mortality, Risk Factors, CHUPB, CAR

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.11 No.4, December 30, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Background: The neonatal mortality rate in the Central African Republic (CAR) is 42.3 per 1000 live births in 2017, indicating that CAR is with the highest number of newborn deaths. Objective: The objective is to clarify the risk factors of neonatal deaths in this area. Methodology: A case-control study with retrospective data collection. Targets were newborns >7 days, hospitalized and dead (cases), and newborns admitted after the respective case during the study period and discharged before the 7th day of life. This study was carried out between 2016 and 2018 in the neonatal unit of the “Complexe Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique de Bangui” (CHUPB), the only national hospital for newborns care in the CAR. Results: We included 902 newborns, with 451 cases of early neonatal death and 451 controls. 4168 newborns were admitted to the neonatology unit with 621 early death cases; a lethality rate of 14.9%. Early neonatal deaths factors were: newborns with low birth weight (OR = 22.59; 95% CI [15.93 - 32.04]; P 25 years (OR = 2.08; 95% CI [1.58 - 2.73]; P 0.01); anoxo-ischemic encephalopathy (OR = 12.72; 95% CI [6.54 - 34.73]; P 0.01); delivery by cesarean section (OR = 0.59; 95% CI [0.41 - 0.84]; P Conclusion: The early neonatal mortality rate remains high in this area. Controlling the factors mentioned above might lead to improving the survival of newborns.