Table 3 Prevalence of all birth defects of interest by maternal and newborn demographic characteristics
From: A hospital-based birth defects surveillance system in Kampala, Uganda
Demographics | Frequency n (%) | Number with Birth defect | Birth defects prevalence per 10,000 births (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal agea | |||
< 20 years | 7366 (10.9) | 40 | 54.3 (39.9–73.9) |
20–29 years | 42,761 (63.3) | 206 | 48.2 (42.0–55.2) |
30–39 years | 16,550 (24.5) | 99 | 59.8 (49.2–72.8) |
> 40 years | 866 (1.3) | 11 | 127.0 (71.1–226.0) |
Paritya | |||
0 | 21,034 (31.1) | 112 | 53.2 (44.3–64.0) |
1–3 | 37,166 (55.0) | 189 | 50.9 (44.1–58.6) |
> 3 | 9343 (13.8) | 55 | 58.9 (45.3–76.5) |
Maternal HIV sero-statusa | |||
Positive | 6494 (9.6) | 27 | 41.6 (28.6–60.4) |
Negative | 60,907 (90.2) | 326 | 53.5 (48–59.6) |
Unknown | 142 (0.2) | 3 | 211.3 (72.1–602.7) |
Newborn sexb, c | |||
Male | 36,352 (52.1) | 248 | 68.2 (60.3–77.2) |
Female | 33,401 (47.9) | 112 | 33.5 (27.9–40.3) |
Birth outcomeb | |||
Live | 66,793 (95.7) | 320 | 47.9 (42.9–53.4) |
Still | 2511 (3.6) | 39 | 155.3 (113.8–211.6) |
Spontaneous abortion | 462 (0.7) | 5 | 108.2 (46.3–250.8) |
Type of pregnancyb | |||
Singleton | 64,988 (93.2) | 339 | 52.2 (46.9–58.0) |
Multiple | 4778 (6.8) | 25 | 52.3 (35.5–77.1) |
Mode of Deliveryb | |||
Vaginal | 48,191 (69.1) | 247 | 51.3 (45.3–58.0) |
Caesarean | 21,575 (30.9) | 117 | 54.2 (45.3–64.9) |