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Table 2 Characteristics of newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy at KCMC between Nov 2014 and April 2015 (N = 187)

From: Prevalence, severity and early outcomes of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy among newborns at a tertiary hospital, in northern Tanzania

Variable

Frequency

%

Sex

 Male

88

47.1

 Female

99

52.9

Birth Weight

 Low Birth weight (<2500 g)

63

33.7

 Normal (2500-4500 g)

123

65.8

 Over weight (>4500 g)

1

0.5

Gestational age at delivery

 Pre term (<37 weeks)

61

32.6

 Term (37-42 weeks)

121

64.7

 Post Term (>42 weeks)

5

2.7

Apgar score at 5 min

 4˗6

176

94.1

 1˗3

11

5.9

Referral

 Yes

123

65.8

 No

64

34.2

Mode of delivery

 Spontaneous vaginal delivery

52

27.8

 Cesarean section

131

70.1

 Instrumental delivery

4

2.1