Birth prevalence and risk factors of neural tube defects in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) and to identify potential risk factors in the Ethiopian context.

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study participants

A total of 611 064 participants were included in the review obtained from 42 studies.

Methods

PubMed (Medline), Embase and Cochrane Library databases in combination with other potential sources of literature were systematically searched, whereby studies conducted between January 2010 and December 2022 were targeted in the review process. All observational studies were included and heterogeneity between studies was verified using Cochrane Q test statistics and I² test statistics. Small study effects were checked using Egger's statistical

SUBMITTER: Tesfay N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632862 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature