ReviewIranian journal of public health2017
Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in Iran: A Review Article.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of congenital anomalies in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Congenital anomalies and risk factors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Pooled it
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- Spectrum of congenital anomalies detected through anatomy ultrasound at a referral hospital in Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- The relationship between the maternal consumption of barberry, saffron, pickled vegetables, and tea and the odds of congenital anomalies in Iranian children under 10 years of age: A case-control study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in Iran.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Article
- The ten-year evaluation of clinical characteristics in congenital lung anomaly in pediatrics; a retrospective study in North of Iran.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Determinants of externally visible birth defects among perinatal deaths at Adama Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Maternal diabetes mellitus and birth defects in Taiwan: A 5-year nationwide population-based cohort study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Article
- Reducing Birth Defects by Decreasing the Prevalence of Maternal Chronic Diseases-Evaluated by Linked National Registration Dataset.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Health & Economic Disparities of Congenital Musculoskeletal Disease Worldwide: An Analysis of 25 Years (1992-2017).Global pediatric health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of congenital malformations at the "les Orangers" maternity and reproductive health Hospital of Rabat: descriptive study of 470 anomalies.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Genetics and genomic medicine in Iran.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2019Article
- Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes Concerning Genetic Testing Among Young Jordanians.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2019Article
- Congenital Anomalies in Iran: National and Sub-National Analysis From 1990 to 2021.Sage open pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCongenital anomalies are considered as main causes of disability and mortality among children in developing and developed countries. Expenditures of hospitalization and treatment procedures for these children impose a large burden on health system and their families. This study aimed to review the prevalence of congenital anomalies among infants in Iran.
methodsThe review of studies was conducted through searching databases including IranMedex, SID, Magiran, Scopus, and PubMed. Descriptive and cross-sectional studies investigating on the prevalence of congenital anomalies among infants were included into the study. Hand search for some related journals and websites was done. The list of studies' references was reviewed. The data were analyzed using the CMA 2 software.
resultsOf 455 studies, 27 studies were included into the meta-analysis study. The studies were conducted between 1992 and 2014.The overall prevalence of congenital anomalies among infants was estimated to be 2.3%. The overall prevalence rates, in terms of gender, were estimated to be 3% in boys and 2% in girls. While the highest prevalence rates were related to musculoskeletal anomalies (27.5%), skin anomalies (19.7%) and genitourinary system anomalies (15.8%), the lowest prevalence rate was related to respiratory system (1.82%).
conclusionThe prevalence of congenital anomalies among infants in Iran is high. In order to reduce the rates of these anomalies and complications resulted from them, coping and preventive strategies such as the necessity of genetic counseling particularly in consanguineous marriages seem to be appropriate solutions.
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