Table 5. Frequency of select suspected infant congenital anomalies identified at delivery1.
| Malawi | Uganda | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2442 | N = 3835 | N = 1936 | N = 2213 | N = 10426 | ||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Any congenital anomaly identified at delivery2 | 33 | (1.4) | 19 | (0.5) | 41 | (2.1) | 32 | (1.4) | 125 | (1.2) |
| Polydactyly | 16 | (0.7) | 3 | (0.1) | 11 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.8) | 47 | (0.5) |
| Musculoskeletal including clubfoot | 7 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.5) | 5 | (0.2) | 24 | (0.2) |
| Cleft Lip and/or Palate | 2 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.0) | 11 | (0.1) |
| Neural tube defects and/or Hydrocephalus | 3 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 10 | (0.1) |
| Umbilical Hernia | 3 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 4 | (0.2) | 2 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.1) |
| Esophageal, gastrointestinal, or anorectal | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 2 | (0.1) | 6 | (0.1) |
| Genitourinary | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.0) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 5 | (0.0) |
| Trisomies | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) | 3 | (0.0) |
1Missing data for N = 120 (1.2%) included in the total.
2Suspective congenital anomalies occurring in >1 deliveries are included in the table by name. All suspected anomalies are included in the “Any congenital anomaly” category.