Prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic factors of mothers who gave live birth at Debre Tabor General Hospital, 2020 (n = 582)

Factor	Response	Frequency	%
Residence	Rural	316	54.3
Residence	Urban	266	45.7
Age (years)	16–19	55	9.5
	20–34	356	61.2
	> 34	171	29.4
Marital status	Married	518	89.0
	Widowed	34	5.8
	Separated	30	5.2
Religion	Orthodox	473	81.3
Religion	Muslim	109	18.7
Occupation	House wife	181	31.1
	Governmental Employee	172	29.6
	Merchant	147	25.3
	Daily Labor	82	14.1
Educational Status	Unable to read and write	212	36.4
	No formal education but can read and write	98	16.8
	Primary education (1–8)	107	18.4
	Secondary education (9–12)	71	12.2
	College or University	94	16.2
Gravidity	< 3	263	45.2
Gravidity	≥3	319	54.8
Parity	Primiparous	201	34.5
Parity	Multiparous	381	65.5
Birth spacing (Years)	< 2	207	35.6
Birth spacing (Years)	≥2	375	64.4
History of adverse pregnancy outcome	Yes	123	21.1
History of adverse pregnancy outcome	No	459	78.9
^aIf yes, which one?(n = 123)	Abortion	27	22.0
	Intrauterine fetal death	8	6.5
	Still birth	32	26.0
	Preterm	52	42.3
	Neonatal death	19	15.5

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