Quality of perinatal death registration. A study in Hainaut, Belgium.
Eur J Pediatr
; 146(5): 473-6, 1987 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3678273
ABSTRACT
The quality of national perinatal mortality statistics was evaluated from a survey in nine maternity hospitals in Hainaut, Belgium (total births 7862). The overall completeness of perinatal death registration was 86%. Under-registration was especially frequent in low birth weight babies. In 69% of cases, the birth weight value reported on death certificates was in exact agreement with the value in hospital records. Using detailed categories of causes, there was, in 37% of cases, agreement between the underlying cause on death certificates and the main cause identified in hospital records. Using gross categories of causes, the level of agreement was 56%. Disagreement was mostly due to the lack of specificity of the underlying cause on death certificates. The authors suggest ways to improve the quality of registration.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistema de Registros
/
Causas de Morte
/
Doenças do Recém-Nascido
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
/
Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica