From
the year 2005 – 2011, a period of six years, it was discovered from data
obtained that out of 2,932 recorded births in Ebonyi State University Teaching
hospital and Federal Medical center Abakaliki; there were 16 (0.55%) anomalies
recorded. Federal Medical center Abakaliki had the highest number of congenital
malformation with 9 cases (56.25%).Cleft/palate lips had the highest number of
malformation with 3 cases (18.75).
Table 1 shows the total number of
births obtained from each hospital, the corresponding number of malformations
for both hospitals and the percentages of malformations in relation to the
total number of malformations.
Table 2 shows the total number of low
birth weight babies and the percentage in relation to the total number of
births.
Table
3 shows the incidence of craniofacial malformation.
Table 1: Total Births, corresponding number of
malformations for each hospital and their percentages
Federal
Medical Center,
Abakaliki.
|
Ebonyi
State University
Teaching Hospital.
|
Total
|
Percentage
(%)
|
|
Total no of Birth
|
1,923
|
1,009
|
2,932
|
|
No of anomalies and %
|
9 (56.25%)
|
7 (43.75%)
|
16
|
(0.55%)
|
Table 2:
Shows the total number of low birth
weight babies and the percentage in relation to the total number of births
System
|
Federal
Medical Hospital,
Abakaliki.
|
Ebonyi
State University
Teaching Hospital.
|
Total
|
Percentage
(%)
|
Low Birth Weight
|
659
|
247
|
906
|
30.9%
|
Table 3: Shows the
incidence of craniofacial malformation
System
|
Types of anomaly
|
Federal
Medical Center, Abakali-ki.
|
Ebonyi
State Universi-ty
Teach Hospital
|
Total
|
Percentage (%)
|
Total percentage
|
Total number of malformations
|
CNS
|
Cleft/palate
lips
Hydrocephalus
Craniosynostosis
Plagiocephaly
Brachycephaly
Trigonocephaly
Scaphocephaly
Facial Palsy
Chin
deformity
Upper Jaw
deformity
Lower Jaw
Deformity
|
2
1
1
1
-
-
2
1
-
1
-
|
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
1
|
3
2
2
1
1
-
2
2
1
1
1
|
18.75
12.5
12.5
6.25
6.25
-
12.5
12.5
6.25
6.25
6.25
|
100
|
16
|