Preterm Neonatal Survival Analysis in Tigray, Ethiopia

December 2024 to February 2025 data from neonatal intensive care units in public hospitals in Tigray, Ethiopia, records clinical characteristics and survival times of preterm neonates. The dataset, authored by Teklebrhan Welderufael Kidane, is structured for log-rank analysis to compare survival curves. The row count and specific column features are not detailed in the input.

Use Cases

• Perform log-rank analysis using survival time data to compare survival curves across different clinical characteristics.
• Analyze the association between specific clinical features, such as low birth weight or respiratory distress syndrome, and neonatal survival outcomes.
• Model survival probabilities for preterm neonates based on recorded clinical characteristics from the NICU admission period.

Strengths

• Data is recent, collected from December 2024 to February 2025.
• Dataset includes specific clinical characteristics relevant to neonatal care, such as low birth weight and respiratory distress syndrome.
• Clear temporal and geographic scope: Tigray, Ethiopia, during a defined 2.5-month period.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, suggesting a limited number of observations.
• Key structural details like row count and defined column names are unknown.
• Geographic focus on one region of Ethiopia may limit generalizability to other populations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Teklebrhan Welderufael Kidane.

Collection Method

Clinical data collection from neonates admitted to NICU in public General hospitals.

Time Range

December 20, 2024 to February 30, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated on March 23, 2026.

Geography

Tigray, Ethiopia.