Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University, Shashemane Campus, Shashemane, Ethiopia
Original Research Article
Determinants of Neonatal Near Miss among Neonates Delivered in
Public Hospitals in Shashemane City Administration, Ethiopia, 2021:
Facility-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study
Author(s): Henok Girma*, Bikila Lenca, Lalisa Gedefa, Sintayehu Gabisa and Bonso Ami
Background: Neonatal near miss is an event that nearly died between 0-28 days but survived by chance or good
quality of care. The number of neonates who survived morbidities was approximately 5 times greater than those who
died. However, there is limited evidence stating the determinants of neonatal near miss in Ethiopia, particularly in
Shashemane. So, this study attempted to identify determinants of Neonatal near-misses among neonates delivered
in public Hospitals in Shashemene, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Methods: Facility-based unmatched case-control study conducted from March 22, 2021, to May 22, 2021. Structured
and pretested questionnaires were used for data collection. 104 cases were selected consecutively and 208 controls
were selected by systematic random sampling by 2nd k during the study period. For each near-mis.. View more»