title: [Detection rate on un-repaired cleft lip/palate patients in Gansu province in 2008].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the number and distribution of un-repaired cleft lip/palate patients in Gansu province.
  
  
  METHODS
  A census was conducted by staff members of the health system and Population and Family Planning Committee (PFPC) in Gansu province. Standardized - Questionnaires were administered to collect demographic, domestic and diagnosis-related information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2008, the total number of un-repaired cleft lip/palate patients was 4675, with a detection rate of 1.84/10 000 in Gansu province. Rates of detection were higher in males (2.11/10 000), young age group (4.86/10 000), rural areas (2.23/10 000), poor counties (2.19/10 000) than in females (1.43/10 000), medium (0.97/10 000)/old age group (0.68/10 000), township areas (0.62/10 000), or richer counties (1.35/10 000). Among all the cities and prefectures of Gansu, Baiyin city (2.7/10 000) had the highest while Jinchang city (0.7/10 000) had the lowest prevalence rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Un-repaired cleft lip/palate had been a disease burden to Gansu province, especially in the rural area and poorer counties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Zu-yao
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ruo-gu
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Si-yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult