Table 7.
Studies that reported rates for the burden of encepalocele based on live births only
| Author and reference | Sample size | Cases | Rate (per 1000 live births) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqrabawi [11] |
5088 |
2 |
0.39 |
| Asindi et al. [27] |
82 176 |
15 |
0.18 |
| Behrooz et al. [29] |
13 262 |
3 |
0.23 |
| Costa et al. [44] |
9386 |
3 |
0.32 |
| Mandiracioglu et al. [45] |
36 331 |
1 |
0.03 |
| Njamnshi et al. [38] |
52 710 |
5 |
0.09 |
| Safdar et al. [24] |
33 489 |
5 |
0.15 |
| Wasant et al. [43] |
180 000 |
14 |
0.08 |
| Yuskiv et al. [33] | 75 609 | 3 | 0.03 |