1997
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009033
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Accuracy of Birth Certificate Data Regarding the Amount, Timing, and Adequacy of Prenatal Care Using Prenatal Clinic Medical Records as Referents

Abstract: This study compared birth certificate data on the amount, timing, and adequacy of prenatal care with trie same data abstracted from the prenatal clinic records of 2,032 women who attended a health department prenatal clinic in northeast Georgia from 1980 to 1988. Overall accuracy was poor. Only 14.3% (n = 291) of the records completely agreed on the total number of visits, while approximately 36% (n = 738) and 53% (n = 1,081) agreed within one visit and two visits, respectively. Complete agreement for month an… Show more

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“…These may be categorized into the inaccuracies in the birth certificate birth outcomes [24] and PNC data [32,43] as well as the combining of old and revised birth certificate data to analyze trends in prenatal care. As noted previously, specific individual variables were recategorized and may present measurement bias, but the differences and biases should be stable over time [32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These may be categorized into the inaccuracies in the birth certificate birth outcomes [24] and PNC data [32,43] as well as the combining of old and revised birth certificate data to analyze trends in prenatal care. As noted previously, specific individual variables were recategorized and may present measurement bias, but the differences and biases should be stable over time [32].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Silva et al 9 e Theme Filha et al 11 encontraram baixo índice kappa, mostrando que as informações obtidas no SINASC não eram confiáveis para avaliar o número de consultas de pré-natal. Clark et al 13 , em estudo realizado na Geór-gia, Estados Unidos, verificaram que a concordância sobre o número de visitas de pré-natal também era muito reduzida entre os certificados de nascimento e os prontuários médicos das clínicas onde as mães haviam realizado pré-natal. McDermott et al 10 , comparando as informações obtidas diretamente com as mães e as do certificado de nascimento, e utilizando uma classificação de número de consultas de pré-natal ajustada por idade gestacional verificaram que a concordância entre estas fontes era maior para os dois extremos, ou seja, para as mulheres que não fizeram pré-natal e aquelas com pré-natal adequado, do que para aquelas com pré-natal inadequado.…”
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“…As informações dos prontuários hospitalares são freqüentemente utilizadas como referência para a avaliação dos sistemas de informação em saúde tanto em estudos nacionais 7 como internacionais 8,12,13 . O estudo de MelloJorge et al 7 , realizado em cinco municípios paulistas, mostrou que algumas variáveis, como por exemplo o peso ao nascer, apresentavam excelente completude e elevado grau de concordância com os dados registrados nos prontuários médicos.…”
Section: Birth Certificate; Reliability and Validity; Recordsunclassified
“…23 Based on an interactive vital records computer system implemented in the 1980s, 24 California birth certificates are among the most accurate in the nation. 25 Studies in Tennessee, 15 New Jersey, 26 Georgia, 27 and North Carolina 16 have evaluated the accuracy of prenatal care use as noted on the state birth certificate. Overall, the agreement between maternal report and medical records was higher for the trimester that prenatal care began (48 -92%) than for the number of prenatal care visits (31-82%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%