Estimation of the adolescent pregnancy rate in Thailand 2008-2013: an application of capture-recapture method.

ABSTRACT: Background:Adolescent pregnancy is an important health and social issue that affects both individual and social well-being. However, deriving a national estimate is challenging in a country with multiple incomplete national databases especially the abortion statistics. The objective of this study was to estimate the adolescent pregnancy rates in Thailand using capture-recapture method.

Methods:An application of capture-recapture method was conducted using two cross-sectional databases (i.e., the national birth registration and the Ministry of Public Health standard health databases) and one hospital-based data source from medical record reviews. A 3-sources capture-recapture with log-linear model was applied to estimate adolescent pregnancy rates.

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SUBMITTER: Sukrat B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031918 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature