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Table 2 Bivariate table showing factors associated with HIE at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya

From: Incidence and short term outcomes of neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in a Peri Urban teaching hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study

 

No HIE

n = 728

HIE

N = 23

COR(95% C I)

p-value

History of Herbal Use

No

534(73)

11(48)

1

 

Yes

194(27)

12(52)

3.190(1.4-7.2)

0.006

Referral

No

705(97)

20(87)

  

Yes

23(3)

3(13)

3.907(1.1-14.0)

0.036

Antepartum hemorrhage

No

707(97)

20(87)

1

 

Yes

21(3)

3(13)

4.373(1.2-15.7)

0.024

Prime parity

No

535(74)

13(57)

1

 

Yes

188(26)

10(43)

2.461(1.1-5.4)

0.025

Illness during pregnancy

No

512(70)

20(87)

1

 

Yes

216(30)

3(13)

0.301(0.1-1.0)

0.052

Prolonged pregnancy

No

631(86)

18(78)

1

 

Yes

97(14)

5(22)

1.527(0.6-4.1)

0.406

Duration of labor in hours

  < =10

564(77)

9(39)

1

 

  > 10

164(23)

14(61)

3.991(1.8-8.8)

0.001

Was a partograph used

No

175(24)

9(39)

1

 

Yes

553(76)

14(61)

0.479(0.2-1.1)

0.075

Fetal heart rate

  < =120

24(3)

4(18)

1

 

  > 120

704(97)

19(82)

0.188(0.1-0.6)

0.004

Prolonged rupture of membranes

No

450(62)

9(39)

1

 

Yes

278(38)

14(61)

2.603(1.2-5.8)

0.02

Mode of delivery

 Normal

508(70)

12(52)

1

 

 c-section

220(30)

11(48)

2.326(1.1-5.1)

0.035