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Improving the timeliness of birth registration in Fiji through a financial incentive
Christine Linhart1, Neel Singh2, Meli Nadakuca3
1School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Samuels Building, Botany St, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Background:
Fiji is a Pacific Island nation with the predominant ethnic groups indigenous Fijians (iTaukei) (62 %) and Fijians of Indian descent (31 %). This study reports on the effect of a Parental Assistance Payment Program (PAPP) tied to on-time birth registration, available in Fiji from August 2018 to July 2020.
Methods:
Unit record birth registration data (n = 117,829) for children born during 2016-22 were used to calculate mean birth-to-registration intervals and the likelihood of on-time birth registration (within 365 days) before the PAPP (January 2016-July 2018) compared to during the PAPP (August 2018-July 2020), by population disaggregations (sex, ethnicity, age, marital status).
Results:
During the PAPP, mean birth-to-registration intervals declined sharply by 81 %, from 665 days (95 %CI: 658-671) to 124 days (121-127). The largest declines were among i-Taukei children (803 to 139 days, 83 %) compared to non-iTaukei (283 to 76 days, 73 %); mothers aged 10-19 years (880 to 134 days, 85 %) compared to ≥20 years (653 to 123 days, 81 %); and single mothers (983 to 145 days, 85 %) compared to married mothers (570 to 115 days, 80 %). On-time birth registration increased from 57 % to 93 %, and the adjusted hazard ratio showed children born during the PAPP were 2.3 times more likely (95 %CI: 2.2-2.4) to have their birth registered on-time compared to children born before the PAPP. When the PAPP was discontinued in August 2020, the birth-to-registration interval increased sharply in all population groups.
Conclusions:
During the two-year period the PAPP was available, it was highly effective at improving the timeliness of birth registration, particularly among iTaukei children, young mothers, and single mothers. After the PAPP was discontinued, the timeliness of birth registration deteriorated sharply. Longer post-PAPP follow-up time (≠5 years) is required to determine whether the timeliness of birth registration has deteriorated to levels similar to those during the pre-PAPP period.
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