Prevalencia de labio y paladar fisurado en niños de 0 a 5 años atendidos en el Hospital Teófilo Dávila del Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador, Machala- Ecuador 2017.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of Laboratory and Palate in 2017 at the Hospital Teófilo Dávila of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador in the city of Machala. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out that will be developed by obtaining information from the files of patients with a diagnosis of cleft lip and / or palate attended at Teófilo Dávila Hospital. RESULTS: The prevalence of laboratory and palate in the Teófilo Dávila hospital in Machala is 0.62 per 1000 children attended. There is a relationship between the age of the mother and the presence of lip and / or cleft palate, the younger the mother is the higher the risk. The consumption of multivitamins such as folic acid reduces the possibility of presenting the formations. In the study, there are no relationships between the presence of cleft lip and / or palate and the socioeconomic level of the families of the children. The family history of the lip and palate significantly increases the likelihood that the child will present this formation.