Validation of birth certificate data. A study of women in New Jersey's HealthStart program.
Ann Epidemiol
; 11(3): 186-93, 2001 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11248582
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study assesses the accuracy of 1989-1992 birth certificate data from New Jersey for a group of high-risk women.METHODS:
Birth records were linked to data on women who participated in HealthStart, a program of enriched prenatal care for pregnant women on Medicaid. Concordance was assessed for all variables common to the two data sets.RESULTS:
The birth records had accurate reporting of birth-weight, demographic characteristics, and most methods of delivery. Prenatal care use was over-reported, and alcohol, tobacco, transfer status, medical risk factors, obstetric procedures, as well as complications of labor and delivery were underreported.CONCLUSIONS:
While many variables are reported very accurately on birth certificates, other measures must be used cautiously. Analyses using birth certificate data, particularly those focusing on high-risk women, need to take the low levels of sensitivity for many risk factors into consideration.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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5_ODS3_mortalidade_materna
Problema de saúde:
11_governance_arrangements
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5_maternal_care
Assunto principal:
Cuidado Pré-Natal
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Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Declaração de Nascimento
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Medicaid
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Bem-Estar Materno
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Epidemiol
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos