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dc.contributor.authorEkwochi, Uchenna
dc.contributor.authorAsinobi, Isaac Nwabueze
dc.contributor.authorOsuorah, Donatus Chidiebere Ignatius
dc.contributor.authorNdu, Ikenna Kingsley
dc.contributor.authorIfediora, Christain
dc.contributor.authorAmadi, Ogechukwu F
dc.contributor.authorMba, Gabriel Sunday
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T22:25:06Z
dc.date.available2017-10-12T22:25:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0142-6338
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/tropej/fmx067
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/348599
dc.description.abstractCongenital abnormalities are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children and significantly add to the burdens on healthcare in developing countries. Unfortunately, there remains a paucity of information on congenital birth defects in most developing countries. This is a 4-year prospective study that assessed the patterns and predictors of congenital anomalies among newborns at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. In total, 5830 deliveries were recorded, of which 38 had congenital anomalies, giving an incidence rate of 6.5/1000 live births. Fifty-two newborns were enrolled as nested controls. Factors significantly associated with congenital anomalies were low birth weight (p = 0.009), low socio-economic class (p = 0.011), lower maternal educational attainment (p = 0.009), parity of ≥ 5 (p = 0.002), febrile illness (p = 0.001) and the use of local concoction in index pregnancy (p = 0.009). More than half of the anomalies reported involved the musculoskeletal system. Occurrence of congenital anomalies may be prevented by curtailing risk factors identified in this study.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Tropical Pediatrics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPaediatrics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3213
dc.titlePattern of Congenital Anomalies in Newborn: A 4-Year Surveillance of Newborns Delivered in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in the South-East Nigeria
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorIfediora, Chris O.


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