Comparative Analysis Of Weight Of Cleft Lip And Palate Children And Non-Cleft Lip And Palate Children In A Hospital, Western Kenya.
Volume 6 - Issue 1, January 2023 Edition
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Author(s)
Dr. Cyrus S. Micha
Keywords
Cleft lip, cleft palate
Abstract
Background: Cleft lip and cleft palate patient have growth and developmental challenge in their early age. There is standardized weight gain with age among normal children. There is need to compare the cleft lip and palate children weight and children without cleft lip and palate, Specific aim.: The study set out to compare the weight of the children with cleft lip and palate and those without cleft lip. Methodology: This was a retrospective study that collected data from the records of all children who came for cleft lip and palate and those who came for Well Child Wellness clinic from January 2016 to October 2019, Dreamland Hospital, Bungoma County. The study was analyzed by use of Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Results : There were total of 590 children in the study and 455 had the clefted lip and cleft palate while 135 had no cleft. Among the clefted children 57% were male while among the non-clefted 56% were female. There was a significant statistical low weight among the children with cleft lip and cleft palate as a compared to children. (P < .001) Conclusion: There is low body weight among children with cleft lip and cleft palate as compared to children without cleft lip and palate.
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