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Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies and Its Associated Factors Among Newborns in Central Ethiopia Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, 2023.
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- Prevalence and Pattern of Congenital Anomalies Among Deliveries and Pregnancy Terminations at a Tertiary Care Center.Cureus · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies and Its Associated Factors Among Newborns in Central Ethiopia Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, 2023.Public health challenges · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: A congenital anomaly (CA) is an anatomical, physiological, and metabolic defect of newborns that might be recognized during pregnancy, delivery, or later in life. CAs are structural and/or functional defects that have a significant physical, metabolic, mental, and developmental health of the child, as well as affected social and cosmetic consequences for the child, and require surgery or medical treatment. Methods: An institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was done among 3427 newborn mother registration charts. Data were collected using pretested, structured questionnaires by chart review, which was coded, checked, and entered into EpiData software version 4.6, then exported to Statistical Package for Social Science software version 25 for further analysis. Bivariable analysis was done to see the crude significant relation of each independent variable with the dependent variable. Result: The overall birth prevalence of CAs was 27 per 1000 births. The most commonly observed anomalies included central nervous system, orofacial clefts, and Down syndrome, with prevalence of 13, 8, and 7 per 1000 births, respectively. Factors significantly associated with CAs were rural area reside (AOR: 5.2, 95% CI: 1.98-13.68), women with no formal education (AOR: 7.8, 95% CI: 2.93-20.98), history of CAs (AOR: 3.08, 95% CI: 1.28-7.38), exposure of pesticide (AOR: 8.9, 95% CI: 3.54-22.63), and lack of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy (AOR: 2.52, 95% CI: 1.17-5.43). Conclusion: CAs remain a substantial public health concern in the Central Ethiopia region. Strengthening antenatal care services, promoting periconceptional folic acid supplementation, and minimizing maternal exposure to environmental risk factors may reduce the prevalence.
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