Prevalence of overt congenital anomalies and associated factors among newborns delivered at Jimma university medical center, southwest Ethiopia, 2018: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Bekalu Getachew, Tilahun Alemayehu, Soressa Abebe, Niguse Hamba, Solomon Tesfaye, Tesema Etefa, Ruth Tilahun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, Vol 18, Iss , Pp 100513- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-1391
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100513
Popis: Background: Congenital anomalies, also known as birth defects, are structural, functional and metabolic disorders that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth or later in life. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 270,000 deaths globally were attributable to congenital anomalies, and the aim of the study was to examine factors associated with overt congenital anomalies in Ethiopia in general and in Jimma particularly is currently inadequate. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of overt congenital anomalies and associated factors among neonates delivered at Jimma university medical center. Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1 to June 30, 2018. Data was collected from 754 delivered neonates with their respective mothers using structured and interviewer- administered questionnaire. All data were cleaned, coded and entered into EPI data 3.1 and exported to SPSS software version 20:0 for analysis. Analysis included descriptive statistics and logistic regression. Multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to assess the association between the independent and dependent variables. Adjusted Odds ratios were calculated with 95 % CIs and considered significant with a p-value
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