ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Completeness
;
Accuracy
;
Birth weight
;
Cause of death
;
Registration
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
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.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00441597
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