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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Low Apgar Score in Central Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nagat B Elhag1, Albagir M Hassan2, Khalid Nasralla3
1Wad Medani College of Medical Sciences and Technology, Sudan.
Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with low fifth-minute Apgar scores in central Sudan.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study (enrolled 438 newborns) was conducted at Wad Medani Hospital, Sudan. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, obstetric, clinical, and neonatal data. Apgar scores were calculated. A multivariate analysis was performed.
Results:
Thirty-five (8.0%) newborns had low fifth-minute Apgar scores. The multivariate analysis showed that low birth weight was the only factor associated with a low fifth-minute Apgar score (AOR = 17.61; 95% CI: 5.98-51.88). Maternal age, parity, education level, history of miscarriage, residence, maternal body mass index, mode of delivery, maternal anemia, time of the membrane's rupture, color of liquor, and newborn sex were not associated with a low fifth-minute Apgar score.
Conclusion:
The present study showed that 8.0% of newborns delivered at anonymized peer review had a low fifth-minute Apgar score, which was associated with low birth weight.
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