The sinasc descentralization and the completeness of variables on birth certificates, in municipalities of minas gerais froM 1998 to 2005

Authors

  • Eliete Albano de Azevedo Guimarães Universidade Federal de São João Del Reis
  • Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Aplicada da Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Aplicada
  • Zulmira Maria de Araújo Hartz Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
  • Antônio José de Meira Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou
  • Zélia Maria Profeta Luz Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.20035

Keywords:

birth certificates, live births

Abstract

Live Birth Information System (SINASC) was decentralized in order to improve the use and the quality of the information, being the basis for service evaluation and epidemiological studies. This study evaluated the percentage of unfilled fields in the variables related to newborn, mother and delivery on Live Birth Certificates in 38 municipalities of Minas Gerais. Population was composed by the newborns of resident mothers, available at the database, between 1998 and 2005. The evaluation considered the population size and the healthcare management of studied municipalities. It was observed an improvement in the filling of Live Birth Certificates in the analyzed period in the studied municipalities. An important reduction on the percentage of unfilled fields was observed in the variables: race/color, literacy, civil state, number of live born sons and number of dead born sons. Live Birth Information System decentralization led to an improvement in the percentage of unfilled fields of certificates in the studied municipalities, regardless of population size and healthcare management.

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2011-12-01

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Vol. 21 No. 3 (2011)

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