Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies and Its Associated Factors Among Newborns in Central Ethiopia Region Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, 2023.

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

SUBMITTER: Tsega D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12573466 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature