prevalence of congenital heart disease and related factors among children admitted to the pediatric cardiac center in rafsanjan, southeastern iran

Background: congenital heart diseases (chd) are the most common congenital defects and the leading cause of birth defects-associated morbidity, mortality, and medical expenditures. this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of congenital heart disease among children in rafsanjan, southeastern iran.objectives: the current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the persian version of the fear of covid-19 scale (fcv-19s) among emergency nurses.methods: in this cross-sectional study, the research population included all pediatric patients admitted to the pediatric cardiac center in rafsanjan, southeastern iran, from september 2018 to march 2019. a researcher-made checklist was used to collect data, including disease and demographic information, about children and their parents through face-to-face interviews. echocardiography was applied to diagnose chd.results: of the 50 children, 30 (60%) were girls and 20 (40%) were boys. patent ductus arteriosus (pda), which affects approximately 50% of children with chd, and atrial septal defect (asd), which affects approximately 20% of children with chd, were the most common chd anomalies. there was a significant difference between the frequency of pda and ventricular septal defect (vsd) based on the delivery method and gestational age (p < 0.05).conclusion: our findings demonstrated a significant prevalence of pda among children with chd. gestational age may serve as a contributing factor to chd. these results can benefit specialists in preventing and treating these conditions