ArticleAsian biomedicine : research, reviews and news2021
Congenital limb defects in a married female population of the Rahim Yar Khan District in Pakistan.
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- Burden of congenital and hereditary anomalies and their epidemiological attributes in the pediatric and adult population of Peshawar valley, Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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Background: Congenital limb defects (CLD) have a range of phenotypes and can be a substantial cause of disability. The prevalence of CLD in the adult population of Pakistan is not well described. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of CLD and their associated factors in a married female population of the Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) District in Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted in 4 tehsils of RYK District, and married women and girls from 22 different localities were enrolled by convenience sampling in public places and through door-to-door visits. Data regarding limb phenotype and demographic variables were obtained from participants. Results: We enrolled 2,204 married women and girls. We found 11 participants with CLD suggesting a prevalence of 4.99/1,000 (proportion: 0.005; 95% confidence interval [CI] <0.001-0.01). Polydactyly was the most frequent (n = 5; prevalence: 2.27/1,000), followed by others in the following sequence: brachydactyly (n = 4; prevalence: 1.81/1,000), camptodactyly (n = 1; prevalence: 0.45/1,000), and oligodactyly (n = 1; prevalence: 0.45/1,000). The odds of occurrence of CLD were higher in individuals originating from Khanpur tehsil (odds ratio [OR] 2.05; 95% CI 0.37-11.27), speaking languages other than Punjabi and Saraiki (OR 2.35; 95% CI 0.24-22.80), belonging to Araien caste (OR 2.35; 95% CI: 0.24-22.80), of a nuclear family (OR 3.35; 95% CI 0.79-16.97), or having parental consanguinity (OR 1.87; 95% CI 0.49-7.06). Conclusion: Preliminary estimate of CLD prevalence in the married female sample population in RYK appears high compared with estimates from birth defects registries in other countries.
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