Completeness of birth and death registration in a rural area of South Africa: the Agincourt health and demographic surveillance, 1992–2014

Completeness of birth and death registration in a rural area of South Africa: the Agincourt health and demographic surveillance, 1992–2014

Background: Completeness of vital registration remains very low in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rural areas. Objectives: To investigate trends and factors in completeness of birth and death registration in Agincourt, a rural area of South Africa covering a population of about 110,000 persons, u...

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Main Authors: Michel Garenne, Mark A. Collinson, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-10-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
completeness of vital registration
demographic surveillance system
socioeconomic factors
level of education
household wealth
Mozambican refugee
South Africa
Agincourt
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/32795/pdf_355

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