Twinning rates in Ghana.
Twinning rates in Ghana.
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10.1375/1369052012452
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发表时间：
2001-08-01
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Deen, S
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Mosuro, A A;Agyapong, A N;Deen, S
对加纳两大城市阿克拉和库马西的双胞胎出生情况进行了调查。在阿克拉，数据从Korle-Bu教学医院收集，数据从Kumasi的Komfo Anokye教学医院收集和分析。这两家医院都是加纳领先的教学医院。这些数据主要包括阿克拉12年(1988-1999年)和库马西15年(1985-1999年)医院记录的单胞胎和双胞胎新生儿。研究显示，阿克拉每千名活产婴儿中有33.4名双胞胎出生，库马西每千名活产婴儿中有26.6名双胞胎出生。尽管这些数值没有尼日利亚西南部的约鲁巴部落报道的那么高，据报道，该部落的双胞胎出生率是世界上最高的，但目前的数值仍然是有记录以来最高的双胞胎出生率。
The incidence of twin births in Accra and Kumasi, the two major cities in Ghana, was investigated. In Accra, data were collected from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital while data were collected and analyzed from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Both hospitals are the leading teaching hospitals in Ghana. The data consisted mainly of single and twin births recorded in the hospitals over a period of 12 years in Accra (1988-1999) and 15 years in Kumasi (1985-1999). The study revealed an incidence of 33.4 twin births per thousand live births for Accra and 26.6 twin births per thousand live births for Kumasi. Though these values are not as high as those reported among the Yoruba tribe of southwest Nigeria, who are reported to have the highest twin birth rates in the world, the present values still rank among the highest recorded twin birth rates.