Estimation of perinatal mortality rate for institutional births in Rajasthan state, India, using capture–recapture technique
Initiatives
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The objective of this investigation was to estimate the perinatal mortality rate among institutional births and to compare the sensitivities of different data collection methods.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2012
- Funding
- This work was supported by The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), UK and UBS Optimus Foundation, Switzerland.
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Mony PK, Varghese B, Thomas T. Estimation of perinatal mortality rate for institutional births in Rajasthan state, India, using capture-recapture technique. BMJ Open. 2015;5(3):e005966. Published 2015 Mar 17. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005966
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 6,872
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
A hospital-based prospective cohort study
A hospital-based prospective cohort study was under taken during late 2012 in 21 public sector health facilities of 10 districts of the northern state of Rajasthan,India. A total of 6872 births were included in this epidemiological study.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- India
- Territory
- Rajasthan
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 6,872
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
All still birth data were from routine governmentre cords (‘passive system’); early neonatal outcome data from government records (‘passive’) were compared against the method of ‘phone-tracking’ of outcomes through the community health worker (‘active system’).
- Start Date
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2012-11
- End Date
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2012-11
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Mobile phone
- phone-tracking’
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Mobile data collection