Provider-mother interactions are associated with birth outcome misclassifications in household surveys: A case-control study in Guinea-Bissau.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 4.4 million children die peripartum annually, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Accurate mortality tracking is essential to prioritising prevention efforts but is undermined by misclassification between stillbirths (SBs) and early neonatal deaths (ENNDs) in household surveys, which serve as key data sources. We explored and quantified associations between peripartum provider-mother interactions and misclassification of SBs and ENNDs in Guinea-Bissau.

Methods

Using a case-control design, we followed up on women who had reported a SB or ENND in a retrospective household survey nested in the Bandim Health Project's Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS). Using prospective HDSS registration as the reference standard, we linked th

SUBMITTER: Damerow SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature