Table 2 Frequency of congenital anomalies by organ/organ system among the study subjects, Addis Ababa and the Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2016
Type of Congenital Anomalies | frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Neural Tube Defects (Spina bifida with and without hydrocephaly, clubfoot; encephalocele (occipital, frontal, and nasal)) | 124 | 30 |
Orofacial Clefts (cleft lip, cleft lip and palate, and cleft palate) | 54 | 13 |
Masculoskeletal Defects (reduction defects of tibia, femur, ulna, and radial bones, talipes equinovarus, tracheoesophageal fistula, gastroschisis, and amelia of upper limb) | 20 | 4.8 |
Heart Defects (ventricular septal defects) | 5 | 1.2 |
Genitourinary Anomalies (hypospadias with sub-coronal and penile) | 3 | 0.7 |
Bladder extrusion with cleft lip and palate | 1 | 0.2 |
No Congenital Anomalies/Controls | 207 | 50 |
Total | 414 | 100 |