Survival Status and Predictors of Neonatal Mortality among Neonates Who were Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Neonatal mortality is the death of new-born occurring within the 28th day of life. Almost 2/3rd of infant deaths occur in the 1st month of life, among these, more than 2/3rd dies in their 1st week and among those also, 2/3rd dies in their 1st 24 hours. The objective of this study was to assess the survival status and predictors of Neonatal mortality among Neonates admitted in the Neonatal intensive care unit of Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia. Ðe neonatal period refers to the period in the first 28 days of life, isthe most crucial time for Childs survival [1]. Neonatal mortality is the death of neonates that happens within the first 28th day of life. It is also divided into early neonatal mortality which is before the seventh day of life and late neonatal mortality which is occurring thereaÑ–er [1]. A large majority of new-borns do not develop any serious problems and need only minimal care [2]. Ðere is a relatively rapid decline in the global mortality of fewer than Ye children [3]. In the world, from under thee children mortality, nearly half of death occurs during this period [4,5]. Most of the neonates died in their early neonatal period. Ðis period is highly vulnerable time for the neonate who is completing many of the physiological adjustments required for extrauterine existence and also almost two-third of infant deaths occur in the 1st month of life, among these, more than two thirds die in their 1st week and among those also, two thirds die in their 1st 24 hours [6].The 1st 28 days of life is the most hazardous period for the child's survival. Globally in the year 2016,