Information incompleteness of live births in São Luís/MA in 2012

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Objective: to evaluate the Information System on Live Births in São Luís/MA referring to the mother, child and pregnancy. Method: this is a longitudinal and retrospective study. Data collection was performed in 2012, with a population of 18,065 live births in the Declaration of live birth. The calculation of the percentage of incomplete classification criterion of scale Romero and Cunha was carried out. Results: the Information System on Live Births in São Luís/MA showed fair to excellent completeness for most variables. Maternal and infant variables with excellent completeness were maternal age, marital status, education, sex of child, weight and Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes. The highest percentages of incompleteness were the variables gestational age, mother's occupation, number of children living and dead. Conclusions: the estimated coverage of the Information System of live birth showed a regular completeness.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Incompletude de informação de nascidos vivos em São Luís/MA no ano de 2012 ; Información de la incompletitud de nacidos vivos en São Luís/MA en 2012
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 3705-3713
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Bevölkerung ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika ; Gesundheitswesen ; Statistik ; Geburtenentwicklung ; Geburtenhäufigkeit ; Information

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Nunes, Flávia Baluz Bezerra de Farias ; Prudêncio, Patrícia Santos ; Carvalho, Juliana Ferreira de Santana ; Mamede, Fabiana Villela
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.3705-3713
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53865-7
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST