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[Data on birthweight in developing countries: are surveys useful?]

J T Boerma1, K I Weinstein, S O Rutstein

  • 1Proyecto TANESA, Mwanza, Tanzanía.

Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica = Pan American Journal of Public Health
|May 16, 1998
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Demographic and Health Surveys provide valuable national estimates of mean birth weight and low birth weight incidence. However, recalled birth weight data has high misclassification, limiting individual-level analysis.

Area of Science:

  • Demography
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Context:

  • Health facility statistics are the primary source for birth weight data in developing nations.
  • These statistics often lack annual low birth weight incidence estimates and are prone to selection bias, excluding neonates not born in facilities.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the utility of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data for estimating national mean birth weight and low birth weight incidence.
  • To assess the accuracy of recalled birth weight and relative size at birth as indicators.

Summary:

  • Cross-sectional DHS data, collected since 1990, can be a useful source for national birth weight estimations.
  • While useful for population-level estimates, the data's misclassification rate is too high for individual-level assessment of low birth weight using relative size at birth.

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Impact:

  • Highlights the potential of existing survey data to inform public health strategies related to newborn health.
  • Identifies limitations in data accuracy for individual-level analysis, guiding future data collection methodologies.