Prevalence and Associated Factors of Perinatal Asphyxia in Neonates Admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model showing predictors of birth asphyxia among babies admitted in ACSH, January 1, 2016–December 30, 2017.

Characteristics	PNA	Non-PNA	At 95% CI	At 95% CI	value
			COR	AOR
Preeclampsia
No	41	209	Ref.	Ref.
Yes	7	10	3.57 (1.28-9.91)	7.94 (2.22-28.37)	0.001
Residence
Urban	23	131	Ref.	Ref.
Rural	25	88	1.79 (1.150-0.98-3.25)	1.7 (0.87-3.37)	0.114
Preterm	9	67	Ref.	Ref.
Term	38	141	0.50 (0.23-1.09)	0.67 (0.22-2.02)	0.486
Postterm	1	11	1.48 (0.17-12.84)	2.87 (0.26-32.47)	0.393
Place of delivery
Tertiary hospital	28	129	Ref.
Primary and general hospitals (district)	6	41	1.13 (0.46-2.8)	0.84 (0.29-2.4)	0.75
Health center	13	44	0.61 (0.29-1.27)	0.58 (0.23-1.47)	0.255
Home	1	5	0.99 (0.11-8.85)	1.02 (0.1-10.34)	0.98
Birth weight
2500-399 g	34	124	Ref.	Ref.
1500-2499 g	10	72	1.97 (0.92-4.23)	1.59 (0.57-4.41)	0.372
1000-1499 g	2	10	1.37 (0.28-6.56)	2.65 (0.28-25.01)	0.395
≥4000 g	2	13	1.78 (0.38-8.28)	0.56 (0.18-5.12)	0.96
MSAF
Yes	8	14	2.92 (1.15-7.44)	4.17 (1.34-12.98)	0.014
No	40	205	Ref.	Ref.
Duration of labor
Normal	40	210	Ref.	Ref.
Prolonged	8	9	4.7 (1.7-12.82)	5.19 (1.73-15.63)	0.003

Abbreviation: MSAF: meconium-stained amniotic fluid.