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Table 4 The comparison of occurrence of cleft lip and cleft palate in previous and the present study

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

Author

Population

Duration of study

Sample size

Proportion

Owens et al. [18]

British

13 years

325,727

1.4/1000

Fathallah [20]

Iraqis

3 years

229,992

0.8/1000

Agbernorku et al. [5]

Ghanaians

4 years

4,000

6.3/1000

Omo-Aghoja et al. [6]

Nigerians

1 year

5,037

1.35/1000

Msamati et al. [17]

Malawians

1 year

25, 562

0.67/1000

Dreise et al. [15]

Ugandans

1 year

26,286

0.73/1000

Present study

Ugandans

6 years

25,985

0.77/1000