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- Title
Evaluación de factores de riesgo asociados con malformaciones congénitas en el programa de vigilancia epidemiológica de malformaciones congénitas (ECLAMC) en Bogotá entre 2001 y 2010.
- Authors
ZARANTE, ANA MARÍA; GRACIA, GLORIA; ZARANTE, IGNACIO
- Abstract
Introduction: Birth defects are a cause of morbidity and mortality in our country, so the Institute of Human Genetics and the Health Secretary of Bogotá developed a surveillance program based on the methodology of the Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECLAMC). Methods: We collected data on births monitored in the case-control and monitor modes. Maternal and newborn risk factors were evaluated. Results: 121,674 births were monitored, 1,81% had congenital malformations, higher in males. The most frequent malformations were ear and limbs. The main risk factors showed: advanced maternal age, low weight and size for gestational age. 47,2% and 52,3% of case-control and monitor respectively, would benefit from early intervention. Conclusions: Patients with congenital malformations have a higher risk of prematurity and low birth weight. Monitoring and training should improve in order to increase detection sensitivity in our program.
- Subjects
HUMAN abnormalities; DISEASE risk factors; PUBLIC health surveillance; MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL age
- Publication
Universitas Médica, 2012, Vol 53, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
0041-9095
- Publication type
Article