Neonatal birth asphyxia and associated factors among newborns delivered and admitted to NICU in selected public hospitals, under Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, A cross-sectional study

Table 4 Neonatal related characteristics of the study subjects in the selected public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024 (n = 340)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	181	53.2
Sex	Female	159	46.8
Weight	Low birth weight	98	28.8
	Normal birth weight	232	68.2
	Macrosomic baby	10	2.9
Gestational age	Preterm	72	21.2
Gestational age	Term	268	78.8
Weight for age	AGA	302	88.8
	SGA	32	9.4
	LGA	6	1.8
Birth outcome	Single	316	92.9
	Twin	22	6.5
	Triplet	2	0.6
Apgar score at the first 5 min	Low	2	0.6
	Intermediate	56	16.5
	Normal	282	82.9
Stage of perinatal asphyxia	Stage-I	19	32.8
	Stage-II	29	50
	Stage -III	10	17.2
Admission diagnosis at NICU	Hypothermia	61	18
	RDS	175	51.6
	EONS	88	26
	PNA	58	17.1
	NHB	52	15.2
	Others	15	4.4

Others (Meningitis, TTN, Cord bleeding, IUGR), AGA = appropriate for gestational age, SGA = small for gestational age, LGA = large for gestational age, RDS = Respiratory distress syndrome, EONS = Early onset neonatal sepsis, PNA = Perinatal asphyxia, NHB = Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

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