1College of Dentistry, Ibin Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq
2Al Karkh Directorate al Ielam, District al Shabab, Primary Health Center, Ministry of Hrealth, Iraq
*Corresponding Author: Mithal Abdulkareem Abdoun, College of Dentistry, Ibin Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq, Email: mithal_aon@yahoo.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019.
Inborn error metabolism (IEM) are genetically inherited diseases, though individually rare together they represent a significant percentage of children. In Iraq the neonatal screening program is considered as a systematic public health program for infants screening in the first 3-5days after delivery up to 2 month of age for congenital hypothyroidism(CH), phenyl ketonuria(PKU) and classical galactosemia(GALT)
To evaluate the neonatal screening program results in al-ielam district in the period1/8/2017 to 1/8/2018.
This is across sectional-retrospective study that included 6777client from seven PHCCS in alielam district in the period
The screened number in Baghdad/Al-Karkh-al ielam district from 1st of august 2017-1st of august 2018 was 6777. females were 3732 and 3045 were males. aged 3–5 days to one month. eight cases were identified and confirmed to have IEM (0.1% From the total number) five of them were female and three of them were males. The metabolic disorders diagnosed were, galactosemia4(0.06%), congenital hypothyroidism were3(0.04%)and phenyl ketone urea 1(0.01).
In this study there was a low prevalence rate in in Baghdad/Al-Karkh-al ielam district compared to the international standard. And the most frequent metabolic disorder is galactosemia comparing with the other disorders
Inborn error metabolism, hypothyroidism (CH), phenyl ketonuria (PKU)
