Table 3 Contributing factors of birth asphyxia at the Negest Eleni Mohammed Memorial Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Age group

<20

1.5 (.4, 5.4)*

.6 (.1, 2.5)

20–34 (ref.)

1

1

≥35

3.2 (1.3, 7.8)*

6.4 (2.0, 20.5)**

Residence

Urban (ref.)

1

1

Rural

1.5 (.8, 2.9)*

.9 (.4, 2.1)

Gravidity

Primigravida

1.9 (1.0, 3.8)*

5.1 (2.0, 13.3)**

Multigravida (ref.)

1

1

Pregnancy related complications

No (ref.)

1

1

Yes

2.6 (1.2.5.5)*

2.0 (.7, 5.9)

Prolonged second stage of labour

No (ref.)

1

1

Yes

4.7 (2.0, 11.2)*

4.6 (1.6, 13.3)**

Gestational age

≥37 weeks (ref.)

1

1

<37 weeks

3.3 (1.4, 8.0)*

4.7 (1.5,14.1)**

Color of amniotic fluid

Clear (ref.)

1

1

Meconium stained

5.9 (2.5, 13.8)*

7.5 (2.5, 21.4)**

Tight nuchal cord

No (ref.)

1

1

Yes

3.6 (1.5,8.4)*

3.1 (1.2, 9.3)**