Magnitude and determinants of neural tube defect in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Daniel Atlaw (Author), Yohannes Tekalegn (Author), Biniyam Sahiledengle (Author), Kenbon Seyoum (Author), Damtew Solomon (Author), Habtamu Gezahegn (Author), Zerihun Tariku (Author), Yared Tekle (Author), Vijay Kumar Chattu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of disorders that arise from the failure of the neural tube close between 21 and 28 days after conception. About 90% of neural tube defects and 95% of death due to these defects occurs in low-income countries. Since these NTDs cause consider...