The Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Eastern Ethiopia, a Population-Based Surveillance

Heluf, Helina; Blencowe, Hannah; Roba, Kedir Teji; Abebaw, Samrawit; Dheresa, Merga; Mengesha, Gezahegn; Mohammed, Mohammed Jemal; Omere, Mohammed Abdulkadir; Hassen, Faisel Abdi; Tadesse, Tadesse Dufera; Tilahun, Yenenesh; Kelil, Yunus Edris; Gure, Tadesse; Assefa, Nega; Madrid, Lola

The Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Eastern Ethiopia, a Population-Based Surveillance

Heluf, H

; Blencowe, H

; Roba, KT

; Abebaw, S; Dheresa, M; Mengesha, G; Mohammed, MJ; Omere, MA; Hassen, FA; Tadesse, TD; Tilahun, Y; Kelil, YE; Gure, T; Assefa, N

and Madrid, L

(2025). The Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Eastern Ethiopia, a Population-Based Surveillance. [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16811269

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Data were collected to determine the birth and population-level prevalence of neural tube defects. Information was primarily gathered from the parents or guardians of living children, as well as from mothers who had experienced miscarriages and stillbirths related to neural tube defects.

Keywords

Ethiopia; neural tube defects; miscarriage; Stillbirth

Item Type	Dataset
Resource Type	Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Quantitative
Capture method	Questionnaire
Date	12 August 2025
Language(s) of written materials	English
Creator(s)	Heluf, H ; Blencowe, H ; Roba, KT; Abebaw, S; Dheresa, M; Mengesha, G; Mohammed, MJ; Omere, MA; Hassen, FA; Tadesse, TD; Tilahun, Y; Kelil, YE; Gure, T; Assefa, N and Madrid, L
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-)
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Haramaya University College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya, Oromia, ET
Funders	Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI The Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects in Eastern Ethiopia, a Population-Based Surveillance Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation INV-009109 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000865
Date Deposited	12 Aug 2025 11:11
Last Modified	30 Jun 2026 14:21
Publisher	Zenodo

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