title: [Underreporting of deaths in children and birth certification in a representative sample of the 101 municipalities with lowest human development index in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure the underregistry of mortality in children under five years old, and the coverage of the Birth Certificate (BC) in municipalities with very low human development index (HDI) in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied all deaths of children under five years old occurred in 2007 and all births occurred in 2007 and 2008 in a sample of 20 municipalities with very low HDI in Mexico. We conducted an intentional search of births and deaths.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified 12 additional deaths not included in official registries, for an underregistration of 22.6%, and 68.1% of births did not have a BC. Lack of BC was more frequent if the mother did not speak Spanish, if she did not have Seguro Popular if the birth was attended by a traditional midwife. Conclusions. It is necessary to strengthen the registry of deaths and births in municipalities with very low HDI.
authors: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors: Bernardo
authors: B
authors: Hernández
authors: Dolores
authors: D
authors: Ramírez-Villalobos
authors: María Beatriz
authors: MB
authors: Duarte
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Corcho
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Villarreal
authors: Aline
authors: A
authors: Jiménez
authors: Luis Manuel
authors: LM
authors: Torres
mesh_terms: D001719:Birth Certificates; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003644:Death Certificates; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008880:Midwifery; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011247:Pregnancy; D012943:Social Security / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014798:Vital Statistics