Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in Brazilian children 2011 - 2015

Authors :: Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti
Liege Helena Freitas Fernandes
Gustavo Correia Basto da Silva
Everton de Sousa Catão
Natália Medeiros Andrade
Alidianne Fábia Cabral Cavalcanti
Tiago Virgínio Fernandes
Source :: Internet Journal of Medical Update-EJOURNAL; Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Internet Journal of Medical Update, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: AKS Publication, 2018.
Abstract: Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects of complex etiology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of cleft lip and palate in Brazilian children. An ecological and descriptive study, based on data from the Live Birth Information System (SINASC / DATASUS) between years 2011 and 2015 in the cities of João Pessoa, Campina Grande, Patos, Cajazeiras, and Sousa (State of Paraíba) was developed. Information on the presence of congenital anomalies and cleft lip and palate, gender of neonate, birth-weight (