Risk factors for asphyxia neonatorum in public health centres of nosarara and pantoloan, Palu City

Objective: This study aims to determine the risk factors of asphyxia neonatorum in two PONED Public Health Centers of Nosarara and Pantoloan, in Palu City, Central Sulawesi. Methods: This study used a case-control study design. Sampling was conducted by a simple random sampling technique. The sample size in this study was 60 samples. The data collected was secondary data from medical records at Nosarara and Patoloan Public Health Centers, Palu City. Multivariate analysis used to determine the main risk of the incidence of neonatal asphyxia. Results: The results showed the Prolong Parturition OR = 5.714 (95% CI 1.724–18.944); Prematurity OR = 4.333 (95% CI 1.203–15.605); LBW OR = 7.000 (95% CI 1.381–35.487). Conclusion: risk factors for neonatal asphyxia were prolonged labour, prematurity, and LBW. The main factors causing neonatal asphyxia were LBW.