Titre :
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Registration of births, stillbirths and infant deaths in Jamaica. (1996)
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Auteurs :
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A.M. MCCAW-BINNS ;
D.E. ASHLEY ;
K.E. FOSTER-WILLIAMS ;
K. FOX ;
B. IRONS ;
Department of Child Health. University of the West Indies Uwi Mona. Kingston. JAM
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 25, n° 4, 1996)
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Pagination :
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807-813
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Registre
;
Naissance
;
Mort né
;
Mortalité
;
Homme
;
Qualité
;
Jamaïque
;
Antilles
;
Amérique
;
Nourrisson
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST dbvOR0xZ. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background. Vital statistics underestimate the prevalence of perinatal and infant deaths. This is particularly significant when these parameters affect eligibility for international assistance for newly emerging nations. Objective. To determine the level of registration of livebirths, stillbirths and infant deaths in Jamaica. Methodology. Births, stillbirths and neonatal deaths identified during a cross-sectional study (1986) ; and infant deaths identified in six parishes (1993) were matched to vital registration documents filed with the Registrar General. Results. While 94% of livebirths were registered by one year of age (1986), only 13% of stillbirths (1986) and 25% of infant deaths (1993) were registered. Post neonatal deaths were more likely to be registered than early neonatal deaths. Frequently the birth was not registered when the infant died. Birth registration rates were highest in parishes with high rates of hospital deliveries (rs=0.97, P
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