Completeness and reliability of mortality data in Viet Nam: Implications for the national routine health management information system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality statistics form a crucial component of national Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). However, there are limitations in the availability and quality of mortality data at national level in Viet Nam. This study assessed the completeness of recorded deaths and the reliability of recorded causes of death (COD) in the A6 death registers in the national routine HMIS in Viet Nam.

Methodology and findings

1477 identified deaths in 2014 were reviewed in two provinces. A capture-recapture method was applied to assess the completeness of the A6 death registers. 1365 household verbal autopsy (VA) interviews were successfully conducted, and these were reviewed by physicians who assigned multiple and underlying cause of death (UCOD). These UCODs from VA were t

SUBMITTER: Hong TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784908 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature