How reliable are self-reported estimates of birth registration completeness? Comparison with vital statistics systems.
<h4>Background</h4>The widely-used estimates of completeness of birth registration collected by Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and published by UNICEF primarily rely on registration status of children as reported by respondents. However...
Main Authors: | Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252140 |
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