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Assessment of the quality of the vital registration system for under-5 mortality in Yucatan, Mexico [PDF]
Population Health Metrics, 2022 Introduction Vital registration is an important element in health information systems which can inform policy and strengthen health systems. Mexico has a well-functioning vital registration system; however, there is still room for improvement, especially
Bernardo Hernandez +10 more
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Challenges in measuring measles case fatality ratios in settings without vital registration [PDF]
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2010 Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable viral disease, is potentially fatal. Historically, measles case-fatality ratios (CFRs) have been reported to vary from 0.1% in the developed world to as high as 30% in emergency settings.
Nandy Robin +2 more
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Analysis of causes of death using verbal autopsies and vital registration in Hidalgo, Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 INTRODUCTION:Verbal autopsy (VA) is a useful tool for evaluating causes of death, especially in places with limited or no vital registration systems. The Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) developed a validated questionnaire and a set ...
Dolores Ramirez-Villalobos +5 more
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Genus, 2021 Malaysia has a well-established civil registration system dating back to the 1960s. Birth registration is virtually complete at the national level.
Siow Li Lai, Nai Peng Tey
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Reengineering Vital Registration and Statistics Systems
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2005 In his timely essay, Reengineering Vital Registration and Statistics Systems for the United States, Charles J. Rothwell raises important issues about the registration of vital events in the United States (1).
Kiumarss Nasseri, DVM, PhD, MPH
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Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022 ObjectiveTo compare life expectancy and mortality among populations in main countries along "Belt and Road" between 2009 and 2019 for providing evidences to promote sustained health cooperation with the countries and active participation in global health
Zheng LONG, Wei LIU, Li-jun WANG
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Challenges to vital registration in Nigeria [PDF]
International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 2021 The objective of this study was to investigate and reveal the socio-demographic factors affecting civil registration in Nigeria. The study employed the cross-sectional survey design. Instruments were administered to 600 participants sampled through a systematic random technique. SPSS (version 22) was used to analyze the data.
Atama Chiemezie +7 more
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EQA, 2023 A vital events registration system is comprehensive, continuous, compulsory and the main source of vital statistics. This study aimed at investigating the practices and challenges of implementing vital events registration system in the selected Woredas ...
Tadele Labiso
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Reengineering Vital Registration and Statistics Systems for the United States
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2004 For more than a hundred years, the United States has operated a decentralized vital statistics system as an essential component of public health. Statistics based on births and deaths registered in the United States are a primary source of data used to ...
Charles J. Rothwell
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Public Health Reviews, 2022 Objectives: Considering the aspiration embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals to Leave No One Behind by 2030, civil registration and vital statistics systems have an essential role in providing reliable, up-to-date information to monitor the ...
Rebeca Revenga Becedas +8 more
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