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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Health Data Quality

Background:

  • Death certificates are critical for disease surveillance and health policy.
  • Global errors in death certificates compromise data reliability.
  • This study investigates death certificate errors in a Nepalese tertiary hospital.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the prevalence and types of errors in death certificates.
  • To assess the impact of these errors on data accuracy.
  • To provide recommendations for improving death certification practices in Nepal.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted at Lumbini Medical College, Nepal.
  • 139 death certificates issued between April 2020 and April 2022 were reviewed.
  • Errors were identified based on international guidelines, including sequencing, time intervals, abbreviations, legibility, and cause of death accuracy, classified as major or minor.

Main Results:

  • No death certificates were error-free.
  • The most common error was incorrect/incomplete immediate cause of death (77.7%).
  • Other significant errors included abbreviations (57.6%), illegible writing (22.3%), and absent time of death (17.3%).
  • 76.3% of certificates had minor errors, while 23% had both major and minor errors.

Conclusions:

  • A high prevalence of death certificate errors was observed in a Nepalese tertiary hospital.
  • These inaccuracies significantly undermine the reliability of cause-of-death data.
  • Regular training, monitoring, and feedback are essential to enhance certification quality and support informed healthcare policy.