ReviewSAGE open medicine2022
Birth prevalence of omphalocele and gastroschisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Proportion of Chromosomal Disorders and Their Patterns among Births with Congenital Anomalies in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2022Pooled it
- Anterior abdominal wall agenesis associated with cardiac exstrophy and macrocephaly in a gold mining area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: management and prognosis in a resource-limited area.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2025Article
- Gastroschisis: diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Nosocomial Infections Affecting Newborns with Abdominal Wall Defects.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Relationship between preterm, low birth weight, and development defects of enamel in the primary dentition: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Congenital Anomalies: A Global and Regional Review Protocol.Sage open pediatricsReview
- The Global Burden of Major Gastrointestinal Anomalies: A Global, Systematic Review of Gastrointestinal Anomaly Birth Prevalence.Sage open pediatricsReview
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Abstract
Objective: To systematically summarize the burden of gastroschisis and omphalocele in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed literatures from Medline (PubMed), Cochrane Library, HINARI, and Google Scholar that investigated at the prevalence of major congenital abdominal wall malformation. The pooled prevalence of major abdominal wall defects was estimated using a weighted inverse variance random-effects model. The Q statistic and the I Results: A total of 1951 studies were identified; 897 from PubMed, 26 from Cochrane Library, 960 from Google Scholar, and 68 from other sources. Fourteen articles that met the eligibility criteria were selected for this meta-analysis with 242,462 total enrolled participants and 4693 births with congenital anomaly. The pooled prevalence of ompahalocele among congenital defect patients in Sub-Saharan Africa was found to be 4.47% (95% confidence interval: 3.04-5.90; I Conclusion: Based on this review, the pooled prevalence of omphalocele and gastroschisis in sub-Saharan Africa are high. Therefore, a perinatal screening program for congenital anomalies should be implemented. In addition, early referral of suspected cases of congenital anomalies is required for better management until advanced diagnostic centers are established in various locations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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