Epidemiology and clinical profile of individuals with cleft lip and palate utilising specialised academic treatment centres in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study was conducted to determine the epidemiology and clinical profile of individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) utilizing specialized academic treatment centres in South Africa's public health sector.

Materials and methods

The Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg provided ethical approval for the study. We conducted a retrospective record review of all cases of CLP treated at the specialised academic centres for the two-year period from 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2014. We used a structured, pre-tested record review form to obtain demographic, clinical and treatment information on each CLP case. We used Stata 13 to analyse the data and conducted statistical tests at 5% significance level.

Result

SUBMITTER: Hlongwa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508722 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature