Prevalence of Cleft Lip and Palate in Abuja Nigeria (From December2000 to December 2010)

Abstract

The prevalence of cleft lip and palate in University of Abuja Teaching Hospital from December 2000 to December 2010 was investigated in this works and was found to be 3.2 in every 1,000 live birth. This is very high as compared to reports from earlier works but was suspected to be due to the smile Train Project which is a private sector driven initiative that takes up the burden of paying for cleft lip and palate repair. Left sides clefts of the lip and palate were found to be almost twice that of right sides cleft of the lip and palate. This was in keeping with reports from earlier works. This study shows there is need for further studies in the field of cleft lip palate in all regions of the country.