Table 2 Distribution of stillbirth, infant mortality and ToPFA by the type of NTD, Turkey, 2014–2019, (n = 3911)
From: Evaluation of neural tube defects from 2014 to 2019 in Turkey
NTD type | All NTD cases n (%) | NTD related ToPFA n (%) | NTD related stillbirths n (%) | NTD related infant deaths n (%) | NTD specific ToPFA (per 10, 000 live births) | NTD specific stillbirth rate (per 10, 000 live births and stillbirths) | NTD specific IMR (per 10,000 live births) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anencephaly | 2161 (55.3) | 115 (24.4)a | 1116 (82.5)b | 930 (44.5)c | 0.15 | 1.43 | 1.20 |
Spina bifida | 1274 (32.6) | 252 (53.5)a | 161 (11.9)b | 861 (41.2)c | 0.33 | 0.21 | 1.11 |
Encephalocele | 406 (10.4) | 62 (13.2)a | 57 (4.2)b | 287 (13.7)a | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.37 |
Undefined | 70 (1.8) | 42 (8.9)a | 18 (1.3)b | 10 (0.5)c | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Total | 3911 (100.0) | 471 (100.0) | 1352 (100.0) | 2088 (100.0) | 0.61 | 1.74 | 2.70 |