Incidence and Risk Factors to Neonatal Jaundice in Jalingo, Taraba State

作     者：Modesta Ifeoma Mbah Hembafan Emmanuel Mohammed Sani Samari Bakari Tinyang Boshi Modesta Ifeoma Mbah;Hembafan Emmanuel;Mohammed Sani Samari;Bakari Tinyang Boshi

作者机构：Taraba State University Jalingo Nigeria National Open University of Nigeria Jalingo Study Center Jalingo Nigeria College of Nursing and Midwifery Jalingo Nigeria 

出 版 物：《Journal of Biosciences and Medicines》 (生物科学与医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第10卷第10期

页      面：152-163页

学科分类：082601[工学-武器系统与运用工程] 08[工学] 082603[工学-火炮、自动武器与弹药工程] 0826[工学-兵器科学与技术] 

主　　题：Neonatal Jaundice Hyperbilirubinemia Neonates Incidence Risk Factors 

摘      要：This cross-sectional study was aimed to determine the incidence and the significant risk factors to neonatal jaundice in FMC, Jalingo. Four hundred and thirty three neonates admitted to special baby care unit (SBCU) FMC, Jalingo with their mothers were surveyed. Data were collected through a data extraction format looking on the medical records of the neonates (from 1st January, 2021 to 31st August, 2021) and interviewing the mothers. Data were transferred to an Excel data sheet and results were summarized by frequencies and percentages (categorical variables). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the strength of the risk factors to neonatal jaundice while the significance was tested at p-value ≤ 0.05. The findings revealed that the incidence of neonatal jaundice in FMC Jalingo was 40.18% while the significant risk factors were age group 41 - 50 years (I = 15.01%, OR: 2.970 at 95% CI: 1.566 - 5.634, p = 0.000), spontaneous vaginal delivery (I = 18.01%, OR: 1.382 at 95% CI: 0.940 - 2.033, p = 0.000), premature rupture of membrane (I = 24.94%, OR at: 2.252 at 95% CI: 1.520 - 3.337, p = 0.000), hypertension in pregnancy (I = 21.02%, OR: 1.831 at 95% CI: 1.240 - 2.703, p = 0.002). Others were breech fetal presentation (I = 23.33%, OR: 2.689 at 95% CI: 1.809 - 3.995, p = 0.000), birth asphyxia (I = 22.40%, OR: 3.469 at 95% CI: 2.3105.210, p = 0.000), significant bruising (I = 22.86%, OR: 1.705 at 95% CI: 1.157 - 2.513, p = 0.007), neonatal sepsis (I = 21.02%, OR: 1.688 at 95% CI: 1.145 - 2.488, p = 0.008) and congenital hemolytic anemia (I = 21.71%, OR: 1.723 at 95% CI: 1.169 - 2.540, p = 0.006). Therefore, the need for all concerned to ensure the incidence is reduced and the risk factors identified early and tackled.