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Table 1 The distribution of children according to birth weight, sex, gestation age, birth rank, threatened abortion and pattern of oral clefts (n = 20)

From: Prevalence, pattern and perceptions of cleft lip and cleft palate among children born in two hospitals in Kisoro District, Uganda

Variable

Category

Number (percent)

Hospital

Kisoro Hospital

12 (60.0)

 

St. Francis Hospital, Mutolere

8 (40.0)

Birth weight of the child

< 2.5 Kg

12 (60.0)

 

2.5 Kg

8 (40.0)

Sex of the child

Boy

13 (65.0)

 

Girl

7 (35.0)

Birth rank of the child

1-3

5 (25.0)

 

4-5

9 (45.0)

 

6-7

6 (30.0)

Birth month of the child

January-March

3 (15.0)

 

April-June

12 (60.0)

 

July-September

4 (20.0)

 

October-December

1 (5.0)

Did the mother experience threatened abortion during pregnancy?

Yes

4 (20.0)

 

No

16 (80.0)

If yes, in what trimester? (n = 4)

First

2 (50.0)

 

Second

2 (50.0)

 

Third

0 (0.0)

Medications taken during pregnancy

Salicylates

2 (10.0)

 

Penicillin

7 (35.0)

 

Opiates

2 (10.0)

 

Sulfanomides

3 (15.0)

 

Any other

6 (30.0)

What was the maternal age?

<30 years

11 (55.0)

 

≥30 years

9 (45.0)

What was the paternal age?

<30 years

5 (25.0)

 

≥30 years

15 (75.0)

What type of cleft?

Cleft lip

7 (35.5)

 

Cleft palate

1 (5.0)

 

Cleft lip and palate

12 (60.0)

Which side of the oral cavity has the cleft?

Left

12 (60.0)

 

Right

4 (20.0)

 

Bilateral

4 (20.0)