OpportunityTitle: Hospital-based birth defects surveillance in Kampala, Uganda
Description: The purpose of this project is to: 1) continue a birth defects surveillance system implemented under award #1U01GH000487 in four main hospitals in Kampala, Uganda focusing on major external structural birth defects; and 2) conduct a nested case-control study concurrently with the surveillance to determine if maternal use of cotrimoxazole or ARTs during very early pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of birth defects in newborns. Results from this study will provide background rates of birth defects in Kampala and provide baseline estimates of maternal medication use to treat HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and the prevalence of major external birth defects.
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GrantorContactText: CDC Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Telephone 770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;ogstims@cdc.gov &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am &#8211; 4:30pm U.S. Eastern Time &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.