Prevalence of congenital anomalies in children born at the Hospital Universitário de Jundiaí, from 2006 to 2016

• Grant number: 19/08399-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2019
• End date: December 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Maternal and Child Health
• Principal Investigator: Saulo Duarte Passos
• Grantee: Carmen Jansen de Oliveira Figueiredo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí (FMJ). Prefeitura Municipal de Jundiaí. Jundiaí , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/08578-0 - Vertical infection by the virus Zika and its impact on the mother-child area, AP.TEM

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Congenital anomalies are important causes of infant deaths, chronic diseases and disabilities. This study aims to determine the prevalence of congenital malformations in the period from 2006 to 2016 at the university hospital of Jundiaí. Data from the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) will be used, and the statistical analysis will be descriptive using measures of central tendency and data dispersion. The data will be stored in the Epi Info software.