title: Quality Control of a Health Information System for Causes of Death Statistics in Burkina Faso Using Capture-Recapture Method.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The information system on the causes of death (ISCD), set up in Burkina Faso in January 2014 at the University Hospital Center Souro Sanon (UHCSS) of Bobo-Dioulasso, was evaluated to assess its completeness in terms of death statistics generation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The capture-recapture method was used to assess this quality control using the three-sources technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cross verification of the three data sources (mortuary, admission department, death certificate) gave the following estimations: number of deaths observed: 735, total estimated deaths: 852 [820-900], i.e. 86% of completeness achieved by the statistics generating system.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ISCD is functional and produces easy-to-cross-check quality data. It could be extended to the entire country for the generation of mortality statistics. Nevertheless, it needs to be improved before deploying across the country.
authors: Computer science Higher School, University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina.
authors: Seydou Golo
authors: SG
authors: Barro
authors: Aix-Marseille University, UMR 912 SESSTIM Inserm, Marseille, France.
authors: Jean-Charles
authors: JC
authors: Dufour
authors: Computer science Higher School, University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina.
authors: Mesmin
authors: M
authors: Dandjinou
authors: Centre for Training and Research in Medical Technology, Bobo-Dioulasso.
authors: Paul-André
authors: PA
authors: de Lame
authors: Aix-Marseille University, UMR 912 SESSTIM Inserm, Marseille, France.
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Staccini
mesh_terms: D002050:Burkina Faso; D002423:Cause of Death; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards*; D016014:Linear Models; D008490:Medical Informatics; D011786:Quality Control