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Unreported Births and Deaths, a Severe Obstacle for Improved Neonatal Survival in Low-income Countries; a Population Based Study by Mats Målqvist; Leif Eriksson; Nguyen Thu Nga; Linn Irene Fagerland; Dinh Phuong Hoa; Lars Wallin; Uwe Ewald; Lars-Åke Persson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background In order to improve child survival there is a need to target neonatal mortality. In this pursuit, valid local and national statistics on child health are essential. We analyze to what extent births and neonatal deaths are unreported in a low-income country and discuss the consequences at local and international levels for efforts to save newborn lives. ## Methods Information on all births and neonatal deaths in Quang Ninh province in Northern Vietnam in 2005 was ascertained by systematic inventory through group interviews with key informants, questionnaires and examination of health facility records. Health care staff at 187 Community Health Centers (CHC) and 18 hospitals, in addition to 1372 Village Health Workers (VHW), were included in the study. Results were compared with the official reports of the Provincial Health Bureau. ## Results The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) was 16/1000 (284 neonatal deaths/17 519 births), as compared to the official rate of 4.2/1000. The NMR varied between 44/1000 and 10/1000 in the different districts of the province. The under-reporting was mainly attributable to a dysfunctional reporting system and the fact that families, not the he

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Author

Mats Målqvist; Leif Eriksson; Nguyen Thu Nga; Linn Irene Fagerland; Dinh Phuong Hoa; Lars Wallin; Uwe Ewald; Lars-Åke Persson

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1472-698X)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)