Table 4 The log rank estimate of the variables determining the survival status among newborns admitted with perinatal asphyxia

Sex

0.003

0.959

Maternal age

1.365

0.81

Marital status

3.85

0.64

Religion

1.48

0.68

Educational status of the mother

2.97

0.56

Occupational status of the mother

3.73

0.44

Family size

2.21

0.310

Place of residence

1.79

0.32

Distance between home and hospital

20.05

0.0001

Referral status

26.02

0.0001

Estimated monthly income (ETB)

1.89

0.53

Maternal Khat chewing status

0.089

0.765

Alcohol intake

0.031

0.86

Number of ANC visits

3.09

0.74

Gravidity

2.31

0.129

Parity

3.27

0.194

Number of pervaginal examinations

1.43

0.23

Meconium stained amniotic fluid

37.04

0.0001

Onset of labor

0.005

0.94

Antepartum hemorrhage

0.134

0.715

Obstructed labor

43.79

0.0001

Duration of labor

5.43

0.631

Premature rupture of membrane

17.9

0.0001

Prolonged rupture of membrane

28.35

0.0001

Cord prolapse

35.44

0.0001

Presentation

18.40

0.0001

Place of delivery

26.02

0.0001

Mode of delivery

8.36

0.015

Gestational age

0.48

0.487

Cry immediately at birth

1.38

0.239

History of convulsion or spasm

26.32

0.0001

Birth weight (gram)

8.94

0.003

Pregnancy induced hypertension

21.12

0.0001

Maternal Iron deficiency anemia

13.15

0.0001

Maternal Diabetes mellitus

0.733

0.392

Maternal HIV status

0.07

0.79