Table 3.

Relationship between foetal Apgar Score and the quality of monitoring the parameters during labour at Nyakibale hospital and HC III units selected for this study

	Births with Apgar score <7/N	% of births with Apgar score < 7	RR	95% CI
Parameter monitored Foetal heart rate
Substandard	29/426	6.8	3.5	(1.84, 6.46)*
Standard	14/744	1.9	1
Cervical dilatation
Substandard	35/238	14.7	4.2	(2.54, 7.02)*
Standard	23/735	3.1	1
Action line crossed
Yes	05/13	38.5	1.6	(0.76, 3.44)
No	199/960	20.7	1
Uterine contractions
Substandard	33/364	9.1	1.7	(0.97, 2.80)
Standard	21/396	5.3

Note *statistically significant at 95% CI, P < 0.05