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Sayed AR Bourne D Pattinson R Nixon J Henderson B 《Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology》2008,82(4):211-216
BACKGROUND: In October 2003 South Africa embarked on a program of folic acid fortification of staple foods. We measured the change in prevalence of NTDs before and after fortification and assessed the cost benefit of this primary health care intervention. METHODS: Since the beginning of 2002 an ecological study was conducted among 12 public hospitals in four provinces of South Africa. NTDs as well as other birth defect rates were reported before and after fortification. Mortality data were also collected from two independent sources. RESULTS: This study shows a significant decline in the prevalence of NTDs following folic acid fortification in South Africa. A decline of 30.5% was observed, from 1.41 to 0.98 per 1,000 births (RR = 0.69; 95% CI: 0.49–0.98; p = .0379). The cost benefit ratio in averting NTDs was 46 to 1. Spina bifida showed a significant decline of 41.6% compared to 10.9% for anencephaly. Additionally, oro‐facial clefts showed no significant decline (5.7%). An independent perinatal mortality surveillance system also shows a significant decline (65.9%) in NTD perinatal deaths, and in NTD infant mortality (38.8%). CONCLUSIONS: The decrease in NTD rates postfortification is consistent with decreases observed in other countries that have fortified their food supplies. This is the first time this has been observed in a predominantly African population. The economic benefit flowing from the prevention of NTDs greatly exceeds the costs of implementing folic acid fortification. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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Impact of elective termination on the occurrence of severe birth defects identified in a hospital‐based active malformations surveillance program (1999 to 2002) 下载免费PDF全文
Emma G. Thomas M. Hassan Toufaily Marie‐Noel Westgate Anne‐Therese Hunt Angela E. Lin Lewis B. Holmes 《Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology》2016,106(8):659-666