Magnitude of neonatal asphyxia and its predictors among newborns at public hospitals of Wolaita Zone in Southern Ethiopia, 2023.

"Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical clearance was obtained from Debre Berhan University Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, from institutional review board, after reviewing for the absence of any harm to study participants. A cooperation letter was written to public hospitals in the study area. Before starting the data collection, the Medical Directorates of each public hospital in the study setting provided their written and signed permission. Before participating in the study, each participant was informed about its goal and potential benefits. After explaining the study, informed voluntary written and signed consent was obtained from each participant who agrees to participate in the study before starting the data collection. Consent for publicationNot Applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The financial support was provided from Debre Berhan University as part of MSc study for Shewazerf Gizachew. The funder has no role in study design; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of data; or the decision to submit for publication."