Publications by authors named "P S Viswapurna"
Background: Little is known about factors associated with the severity of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) especially during the COVID-19 pandemic with its dramatic changes.
Objectives: The aim of this multi-national study is to measure the association between CL/P severity, COVID-19 infection, and fear of COVID-19 in five Arab countries.
Methods: This cross-sectional study took place in major governmental hospitals in five Arab countries from November 2020 to April 2023.
Objectives: Risk factors for non-syndromic orofacial cleft (NSOFCs) include genetic profile and environmental exposure to medication and illnesses during pregnancy. We assessed the association between the COVID-19 vaccination and the incidence of NSOFC across five Middle Eastern countries.
Materials And Methods: This multi-country, hospital-based, case-control study included infants with NSOFCs whose first 3 intrauterine months coincided with the time when pregnant women were allowed to receive COVID-19 vaccination in the countries participating in the study.
Background: The environmental etiology of non-syndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFCs) is still under research. The aim of this case-control study is to assess COVID-19 associated factors that may be related to the risk of NSOFC in five Arab countries. These factors include COVID-19 infection, COVID-19 symptoms, family member or friends infected with COVID-19, stress, smoking, socioeconomic status and fear of COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Cleft lip and/or palate are one of the most common birth defects around the world. This cross sectional study aimed to study characteristic of cleft lip and plate cases attended Khaula Hospital Cleft Center.
Methods: The data were collected from Plastic Surgery Department of Khaula Hospital Muscat, Oman, between years 2010 and 2019.