Predictors of congenital anomalies among neonates admitted to public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a case–control study
Nano Belama,
Assefa Desalew,
Magarsa Lami
et al.
Abstract:Objective Over 8 million newborns worldwide have congenital anomalies; 3.2 million have resultant disabilities. Ethiopia has a high burden of neonatal congenital anomalies, but research on predictors is limited. This study investigated predictors of neonatal congenital anomalies in eastern Ethiopia. Methods A facility-based unmatched case–control study on 387 mother–infant pairs (129 cases, 258 controls) in public hospitals was conducted. Data were obtained using an interviewer-administered structured question… Show more
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