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Table 4 Ecological relations of congenital defects with general health of women

From: Prevalence of congenital defects including selected neural tube defects in Nepal: results from a health survey

Ecological regions

Anemia, n (%)

Underweight BMI, n (%)

Hypertension, n (%)

Congenital defects per 10,000

Mountain

20 (2.2)

54 (6.1)

85 (9.4)

16.0

Hill

2165 (26.0)

1161 (14.8)

432 (5.2)

56.0

Terai

1232 (24.7)

1235 (26.6)

431 (8.6)

58.0