Open AccessBirth prevalence of congenital heart disease among newborns in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Wilson E. Sadoh,
Ikechukwu Okonkwo,
Chukwunwendu Anthony Okonkwo,
Fidelis E Eki-Udoko,
Ezinne Emeruwa,
Promise Monday,
Gold I Osueni,
Jonathan Amake,
Emmanuel U. Eyo-Ita,
BE Otaigbe,
Gregrey A Oko-Oboh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2021-028
Subject(s) - medicine , great arteries , pediatrics , heart disease , male to female , tertiary level , teaching hospital , tertiary care , cross sectional study , epidemiology , mathematics education , mathematics , pathology , general surgery
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is an important cause of childhood morbidity. The birth prevalence and distribution of CHD among neonates in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria was determined.