Congenital anomalies in Iran: a cross-sectional study on 1574 cases in the North-West of country

Autor:	Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Saeed Dastgiri, Mohammad Barzegar, Leila R Kalankesh, Shahin Imani
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Cross-sectional study Population Limb Deformities Congenital Developing country Iran Nervous System Malformations Congenital Abnormalities Sex factors Epidemiology Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Prevalence Humans education education.field_of_study Population statistics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies North west Urogenital Abnormalities Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business
Zdroj:	Child: care, health and development. 33(3)
ISSN:	0305-1862
Popis:	Background At least one congenital anomaly is present in between 1% and 6% of all infants throughout the world. The aim of this study was to document some epidemiological features of congenital anomalies in the North-West of Iran. Methods The study cases ( n = 1574) comprised all births registered/notified to three university- hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from 2000 to 2004. Results Total prevalence of congenital anomalies was 165.5 per 10 000 births (95% confidence interval (CI): 157-174). Genito-urinary tract and kidney defects, anomalies of nervous system and limb anomalies accounted proportionally for more than 65% of anomalies in the region. The total prevalence of congenital anomalies in the study area increased from 104.6 per 10 000 births in 2000 (95% CI: 90-119) to 170.1 per 10 000 births in 2004 (95% CI: 152-189). Conclusions It is concluded that the data from this cross-sectional study of congenital anomalies in the North-West of Iran may be used as the baseline information to establish a population-based registry of birth defects in the area for health care and research purposes.
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