[Geography of mortality and birth in Pikine (Senegal): value and limitations of findings of the Civil State in African villages].
Research conducted in Third World towns show the heterogeneity of health population status. Among the indicators, mortality and birth are the most frequent, but the quantity of data and the classical methods in demography make the localisation of high-risk population difficult. Civil Registration Data Base are seldom studied, especially by geographers. The author analyses the interest and limits of these data in a spatial perspective, i.e. mortality and birth rates, mortality and birth volumes, seasonal variations of mortality, and relations between seasonal variations and health system activities. The author's conclusion is on the necessity to include these indicators in the health information system after complementary research on possible bias.
Maison de la Géographe, ORSTOM-GIP RECLUS, Montpellier, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015982:Bias; D001723:Birth Rate; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003710:Demography; D004463:Ecology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D012042:Registries; D012621:Seasons; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology
Géographie de la mortalité et de la natalité à Pikine (Sénégal): intérêts et limités des donneés d'Etat Civil dans les villes africaines.