en شیوع نقایص هنگام تولد و عوامل مرتبط با آن در شهر زنجان (شمال غربی ، ایران) طی سال های 2015-2016 Epidemiologic Studies Epidemiologic Studies مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Background and Objective: </strong></span>Regional differences exist in the prevalence of birth defects. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and related factors with birth defects in Zanjan, Iran.<br> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Material and Methods</strong><strong>:</strong></span> This descriptive analytic study was performed in Zanjan province during 2015&ndash;2016. Data included 41265 child births, which were extracted from the Iranian Mother and Newborn (IMAN) web system report of the Zanjan province hospitals (country electronic childbirth register system). Data was analyzed using descriptive, uni-variate, and multi-variate logistic regression tests.<br> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Results:</strong></span> The prevalence of birth defects in Zanjan was 0.7%. Gestational age (odds ratio [OR]: 0.917, 95% CI: 0.869&ndash;0.967, P =0.002) and birth weight (OR=0.999, 95% CI: 0.999 &ndash; 1.000, P< 0.001) reduced the chance of birth defects, while consanguineous marriage of parents (OR: 1.745, CI 95%: 1.298&ndash;2.347, P< 0.001), and mother&rsquo;s doctoral degree increased its prevalence (OR: 3.928, 95% CI: 1.058&ndash;14.584, P =0.041).<br> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Conclusion: </strong></span>It seems that premarital counseling, screening tests before and during pregnancy, and education, especially for being pregnant in appropriate age and conditions, could be the suitable approaches for reducing the birth defects</div> Congenital Abnormalities, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Iran 48 53 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4275-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Arezoo Safaei nezhad آرزو صفائی نژاد a.safaei 20 @yahoo.com 5200319475328460054193 5200319475328460054193 No Dept. of Midwifery and Nursing, Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان maryam mahmoodi مریم محمودی maryammw@yahoo.com 5200319475328460054194 5200319475328460054194 No Center of Clinical Competency, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان Roqhieh kharaghani رقیه خرقانی r.kharaghani@yahoo.com 5200319475328460054195 5200319475328460054195 Yes Dept. of Midwifery and Nursing, Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان