Determinants of neonatal jaundice among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in public hospitals of Sidama Region, Sidama, Ethiopia, 2022: an unmatched case-control study.

Introduction: neonatal jaundice appears in most neonates as "physiological jaundice" in the first few weeks of life; however, pathological jaundice is associated with an increased risk of long-term complications and mortality only a few studies have been conducted on the determinants of neonatal jaundice in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of neonatal jaundice (pathological) among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units in Sidama Region general and referral public hospitals.

Methods: a hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted among 270 neonates in public hospitals of Sidama Region from June 23 to August 8, 2022.