Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in Brazilian children 2011 - 2015
Journal Title: Internet Journal of Medical Update - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects of complex etiology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of cleft lip and palate in Brazilian children. An ecological and descriptive study, based on data from the Live Birth Information System (SINASC / DATASUS) between years 2011 and 2015 in the cities of João Pessoa, Campina Grande, Patos, Cajazeiras, and Sousa (State of Paraíba) was developed. Information on the presence of congenital anomalies and cleft lip and palate, gender of neonate, birth-weight (<2.5kg and ≥2.5kg) and mother's age were collected. Data were tabulated with Microsoft Excel software and presented through descriptive statistics (absolute and percentage distributions). In the study period, there were 206367 cases of live birth, with 1916 cases of children with congenital anomalies of which 109 (5.7%) had cleft lip and palate, predominantly males (66%). Regarding birth-weight, 27.5% had <2.5kg. The majority of mothers aged 20-29 years (45.9%). The city of Campina Grande concentrated the highest number of cases (50.5%), with prevalence of 7.36 cases per ten thousand live births. The frequency of cleft lip and palate was 5.2 per 10000 live births. Male children with normal birth-weight are the most affected by cleft lip and palate.
Authors and Affiliations
Natália Andrade, Tiago Fernandes, Everton Catão, Gustavo da Silva, Liege Fernandes, Alidianne Cavalcanti, Alessandro Cavalcanti
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP314659
- DOI 10.4314/ijmu.v13i1.3
- Views 93
- Downloads 0
RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY: AN ASSESSMENT OF X-RAY BEAM COLLIMATION PRACTICE IN SOME NIGERIAN HOSPITALS
This study was carried out to evaluate the X-ray beam collimation practice, among radiographers, as a measure of radiation protection for patients undergoing radiodiagnostic investigations. Inadequate X-ray beam collimat...
Prescription Errors in Psychiatry
Prescribing errors are common in mental health settings and a significant number of these errors may result in a serious outcome. In the majority of cases, simple steps such as reduced junior doctor workload, improved tr...
Prevalence of Gram-negative Pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility in bacterial meningitis in pediatric cases
The present study was conducted to find out the prevalence and spectrum of Gram negative pathogens causing bacterial meningitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital. The cerebrospina...
Calcium homeostasis during pregnancy and lactation: role of vitamin D supplementation
Pregnancy and lactation cycle is a period of considerable strain on maternal calcium homeostasis. A number of adaptive mechanisms involve increased intestinal calcium absorption, renal calcium conservation and changes in...
ACTIVATION OF NF-κ B SIGNALLING PATHWAY BY INFLAMMATORY REGULATORS AND ASSOCIATED DRUG DISCOVERING
Intracellular signalling transduction plays a pivotal role in cell activation, and the regulation of gene transcription needs the involvement of series of nuclear factors. Nuclear transcription factor- kappa B, one of th...