Determinants of neural tube defect among children at zewditu memorial hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia a case control study

Neural tube defects are one of the most common malformations with a worldwide prevalence of 1–3 per1000 live births. They are the result of failure of the neural tube to close during the 21–28 embryonic days and it had multi-factorial etiology. The aim of this study was to assess the determinants of...

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Published in:International journal of Africa nursing sciences 2021, Vol.15, p.100318, Article 100318
Main Authors: Aynalem Tesfay, Filmawit, Bulte Aga, Fekadu, Sebsibie Teshome, Girum
Format: Article
Language:English
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Folic acid
Neural tube defects
Periconception
Zewditu memorial Hospital
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Summary:Neural tube defects are one of the most common malformations with a worldwide prevalence of 1–3 per1000 live births. They are the result of failure of the neural tube to close during the 21–28 embryonic days and it had multi-factorial etiology. The aim of this study was to assess the determinants of neural tube defects at Zewditu Memorial hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A hospital based unmatched case control study was conducted with a ratio of 1:2 cases to control cases and a total of 60 cases and 120 controls were selected. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23 software. Results were summarized using descriptive statistics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted for statistical testing. Statistical association was declared with p-value
ISSN:2214-1391
2214-1391
DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100318