Evaluation of child deaths registration in a Jordanian community.
A retrospective population-based household survey was conducted in Deir-Alla district during July-August 2002. The aim was to determine the extent of under-registration of child deaths and stillbirths, estimate infant mortality and under-5 mortality rates and identify factors affecting under-registration. We interviewed 1024 women aged 15-49 years about deaths in the last 3 children born. A modified version of the preceding birth mortality questionnaire was used. We found 72.2% of child deaths, including all 45 stillbirths, were unregistered. Under-registration was significantly related to child's age at death, stillbirths and dead infants < 1 year being more likely to be unregistered. The officially published infant mortality rate is not a credible indicator of infant deaths.
Al-Rabee
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Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Alkafajei
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003644:Death Certificates; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population