Research Article

Factors Associated with Apgar Score among Newborns Delivered by Cesarean Sections at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa

Table 2

Sociodemographic and personal charateristics of pregnant mothers of newborns delivered by cesarean sections under general and spinal anesthesia from January to March 2016 at Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage

Age (in years)20-2411633.72
25-2913238.37
30-345415.70
35-394212.21

Pregnancy stateGravida I12837.20
Gravida II16848.84
Gravida III4412.80
Missing41.16

Types of gestationSingle32494.2
Multiple gestation205.8

Maternal medical conditionHypertension246.97
Gestational diabetes mellitus41.16
Normal31691.87

Type of C/SEmergency25072.67
Elective9424.33

Type of anesthesiaSpinal29886.82
General4613.38