Table 1 (suite 1).

Descriptive summary of 25 studies reporting the prevalence of birth defects and additional studies reporting the prevalence of sub types of birth defects among newborn in sub-Saharan African countries included in the systematic review and meta-analysis

Musculoskeletal defects	Adane and Seyoum	2018	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	19650	21	8	1.06(0.61, 1.51)
	Ahuka et al.	2006	D/R of Congo	Central Africa	8824	11	6	1.25(0.51, 1.99)
	Ekanem et al.	2008	Nigeria	Western Africa	127929	132	8	1.03(0.85, 1.21)
	Ekanem TB et al.	2011	Nigeria	Western Africa	39693	57	8	1.44(1.07, 1.81)
	Ekwochi et al.	2017	Nigeria	Western Africa	5830	67	7	11.50(8.76, 14.24)
	Iroha et al.	2001	Nigeria	Western Africa	22288	49	7	2.19(1.58, 2.80)
	Kishimba RS et al.	2015	Tanzania	Eastern Africa	27230	19	6	0.69(0.38, 1.00)
	Kromberg J and Jenkins T.	1982	South Africa	Southern Africa	29633	353	7	11.90(10.67, 13.13)
	Mekonen et al.	2015	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	1516	4	7	2.60(0.04, 5.16)
	Muga R et al.	2009	Kenya	Eastern Africa	7355	127	7	17.27(14.29, 20.25)
	Mukhtar-Yola M et al.	2005	Nigeria	Western Africa	13619	5	6	0.37(0.05, 0.69)
	Ochoga et al.	2018	Nigeria	Western Africa	843	21	8	24.90(14.38, 35.42)
	Onyearugha C and Onyire B	2014	Nigeria	Western Africa	14446	19	7	1.30(0.71, 1.89)
	Taye et al.	2016	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	319776	535	8	1.67(1.53, 1.81)
	Venter P et al.	1995	South Africa	Southern Africa	7617	142	6	18.64(15.60, 21.68)
Urogenital defects	Adane and Seyoum	2018	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	19650	9	8	0.46(0.16, 0.76)
	Ahuka et al.	2006	D/R of Congo	Central Africa	8824	6	6	0.68(0.14, 1.22)
	Ekanem et al.	2008	Nigeria	Western Africa	127929	83	8	0.65(0.51, 0.79)
	Ekanem TB et al.	2011	Nigeria	Western Africa	39693	7	8	0.18(0.05, 0.79)
	Ekwochi et al.	2017	Nigeria	Western Africa	5830	10	7	1.72(0.66, 2,78)
	Iroha et al.	2001	Nigeria	Western Africa	22288	34	6	1.53(1.02, 2.04)
	Mekonen et al.	2015	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	1516	5	7	3.30(0.41, 6.19)
	Mukhtar-Yola M et al.	2005	Nigeria	Western Africa	13619	11	6	0.81(0.33, 1.29)
	Ochoga et al.	2018	Nigeria	Western Africa	843	5	8	5.93(0.75, 11.11)
	Taye et al.	2016	Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	319776	123	8	0.38(0.31, 0.45)
	Venter P et al.	1995	South Africa	Southern Africa	7617	10	6	1.31(0.50, 2.12)