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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, Elsa Rodriguez Angulo, Louisa M. Johnson, Erin B. Palmisano, Ricardo Ojeda, Rafael Ojeda, Salvador Gómez Carro, Alan Chen, Joseph Camarda, Casey Johanns, Abraham Flaxman   +10 more
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Registration of family vital events in a conflict-induced displacement setting [PDF]

Population Health Metrics
Background In many low- and middle-income countries, the registration of family-related vital events (marriages and births) remains incomplete, with consequences for women’s and their children’s ability to exercise fundamental rights. In humanitarian and
Orsola Torrisi, Linnea Zimmerman, Shatha Elnakib, Tofajjel Hossain, Md Tanvir Hasan, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Tom WJY Traill, Rumana Akter, W. Courtland Robinson   +8 more
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Deficiency in civil registration and vital statistics reporting in remote areas: the case of Sabah, Malaysia

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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Civil registration systems and vital statistics: successes and missed opportunities

Lancet, The, 2007
Vital statistics generated through civil registration systems are the major source of continuous monitoring of births and deaths over time. The usefulness of vital statistics depends on their quality. In the second paper in this Series we propose a comprehensive and practical framework for assessment of the quality of vital statistics.
Alan D Lopez, Simon Szreter, Chalapati Rao   +2 more
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Gender differentials in death registration completeness in Gujarat, India: a policy analysis of structural, economic, and socio-cultural barriers [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundCivil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems are fundamental to evidence-based governance and public health. In India, a persistent gender disparity exists in death registration: approximately 73% of male deaths are officially ...
Astha Vala, Astha Vala, Om P. Bera, Pradeep Aggarwal, Krupal Joshi, A. M. Kadri   +5 more
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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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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, Igwe Ijeoma, Odii Aloysius, Igbo Emmanuel, Ezumah, Nkoli, Okeke Veronica, Okonwko Uche, Ugwu Chidi   +7 more
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Population life expectancy and mortality in main countries along the "Belt and Road": a comparison analysis

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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Practice and challenges of implementing vital event registration: the case of selected Woreda of Wolaita zone, Ethiopia

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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