Anterior fontanelle size among term neonates on the first day of life born at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior fontanelle is the largest, prominent and most important fontanelle, which is used for clinical evaluation. It is mainly characterized by its size and shape variation and is possibly influenced by gender, race and genetics. Understanding the variation of anterior fontanelle is used for recognition of different medical disorders and abnormal skeletal morphogenesis.

Objective

To determine the mean size of anterior fontanelle among term neonates on the first day of life born at University of Gondar Hospital, Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Methods

Descriptive cross sectional study design was undertaken in 384 term and apparently healthy neonates, using standard methods. Descriptive analysis, student t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation

SUBMITTER: Oumer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203250 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature