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    Screening Practice of major congenital malformation and associated factors among health care professionals at three teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-10) Belay,Eden; Temesgen,Fisseha (MD)
    Background: Congenital anomalies are structural, functional, and metabolic abnormalities that occur during the formation of organs and appear at birth or later in life. Newborn screening an activity aimed at early identification of newborns affected with certain genetic and/or metabolic conditions. Early diagnosis and treatment of these conditions reduce morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To evaluate the health care professionals’ practice on screening of major congenital anomalies among newborn infants at three tertiary government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods and Materials: Cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2022 to September 2023 on 163 healthcare professionals working at labor and delivery ward and neonatal intensive care units of Tikur Anbessa Specialized hospital, St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College and Menilik II comprehensive specialized hospital on Knowledge, attitude and practice of screening of congenital malformations. Analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 and descriptive statistics were reported as frequency, median, mean ± standard deviation (SD). Binary logistic regression analysis was done. Tests with P-Value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The Average score of knowledge, Attitude and practice were 6.52 (±1.48), 3.62 (±.304) and 4.63(±1.79), respectively. Only 45(27.6%) of the health care professionals had adequate overall knowledge, 113(69.3%) have favorable attitude and 18(11%) of the respondents have good practice. Conclusion: majority of HCPs have moderate to adequate knowledge (74.2%), favorable attitude (69.3%) and poor practice (89%) regarding screening of congenital malformations. Knowledge of congenital malformations had shown a positive significant association with screening practice.