Perinatal Asphyxia and Its Associated Factors among Live Births in the Public Health Facilities of Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Table 2

Multivariable logistic regression analysis for perinatal asphyxia among neonates delivered alive in the public health facilities of Bahir Dar city, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Variables	Birth asphyxia		AOR (95% CI)	value
	Yes	No
Gravidity
Primigravida	58	156	1.54 (0.94, 2.52)	0.084
Multigravida	54	249	1
Obstetric complication
Yes	24	40	0.93 (0.43, 2.45)	0.929
No	88	365	1
Medical complication
Yes	10	16	1.16 (0.41, 3.30)	0.780
No	102	389	1
Fetal presentation
Mal presentation	29	30	4.06 (2.08, 7.94)	0.001
Vertex	83	375	1
Mode of delivery
C/S	33	79	1.34 (0.67, 2.66)	0.411
Vaginal	79	326	1
Uterotonics
Yes	62	117	2.78 (1.67, 4.62)	0.001
No	50	288	1
Amniotic fluid condition
Meconium stained	49	49	4.55 (2.66, 7.80)	0.001
Clear	63	356	1
Delivery time
Night	73	196	1.91 (1.17, 3.13)	0.010
Day	39	209	1
Labor attendant
Midwife with IESO	26	51	1.51 (0.68, 3.32)	0.310
Midwife only	51	216	1.20 (0.63, 2.28)	0.583
Midwife with resident	12	49	0.62 (0.25, 1.54)	0.302
Midwife & obstetrician	23	89	1
Cord around the fetal neck
Yes	17	35	1.68 (0.78, 3.64)	0.185
No	95	370	1
Gestational age
<37 weeks	26	23	3.96 (1.98, 7.89)	0.001
≥37 weeks	86	382	1
Weight at birth
Low birth weight	25	40	1.11 (0.44, 2.79)	0.824
Normal birth weight	87	365	1

indicates significance at a value of <0.05.