Burden of birth defects in a war and siege-affected region: a retrospective hospital-based cross-sectional study from Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia.
This study highlights a substantial burden of structural birth defects in the conflict-affected Tigray Region, Ethiopia. The findings underscore the urgent need to improve access to ANC and periconceptional folate supplementation. Future research should explore the role of environmental, nutritional and genetic factors in the observed rise in congenital anomalies.
Authors
- Birhane Alem Berihu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3089-3287)
- Tony Magana
- Tafere Belay
- Yibrah Berhe Zelelew
- Hayelom K. Mekonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-3192)
- Peixin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2104-0699)
- Haftu Hailu Berhe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-0608)
- Afework Mulugeta
- Yared Godefay Debeb
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Central Washington University (US)
- Mekelle University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107607
- Primary Topic
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00