Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Asphyxia among Neonates in General Hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

Table 3

Multivariate regression on factors associated with perinatal asphyxia among neonates in general hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable	No Perinatal asphyxia	Perinatal asphyxia	AOR (95)	p-value
Educational status
Illiterate	79	34	1.46(0.73-2.94)	0.281
Literate	249	59	1
ANC follow up
Yes	323	88	1
No	5	5	3.69(0.65-20.80)	0.139
Maternal comorbidity during pregnancy
Hypertension
Yes	5	7	1.79(0.25-12.79)	0.56
No	323	86	1
Anaemia
Yes	10	17	3.41(0.79-14.64)	0.099
No	318	76	1
Preeclampsia
Yes	16	18	2.64(0.96-7.29)	0.06
No	312	75	1
Eclampsia
Yes	8	9	2.17(0.412-11.47)	0.36
No	320	84	1
Antepartum haemorrhage
Yes	15	20	1.33(0.32-5.56)	0.691
No	313	73	1
Fetal presentation
Vertex	309	68	1
Non-vertex	19	25	2.23(0.75-6.62)	0.148
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	304	52	1
cesarean section	24	41	6.97(2.87-16.93)	0
Maternal conditions during labour and delivery
Premature rupture of membrane
Yes	26	19	1.69(0.61-4.65)	0.308
No	302	74	1
Prolonged labour
Yes	22	36	3.33(1.32-8.38)	0.01
No	306	57	1
Cephalopelvic disproportion
Yes	6	15	2.18(0.38-12.34)	0.377
No	322	78	1
Peripartum pyrexia
Yes	8	11	3.72(0.93-14.81)	0.062
No	320	82	1
Neonatal conditions after delivery
Meconium stained
Yes	39	55	8.55(4.20-17.39)	0
No	289	38	1
Prolapsed cord
Yes	10	11	3.58(0.95-13.53)	0.059
No	318	82	1
Prematurity
Yes	6	10	1.15(0.27-4.86)	0.841
No	322	83	1
Weight of neonate
<2.5kg	10	16	12.75(4.05-40.08)	0
2.5-4kg	310	72	1
>4kg	8	5	0.31(0.028-3.62)	0.357