Daniel J Erchick, Seema Subedi, Andrea Verhulst, Michel Guillot, Linda S Adair, Aluísio J D Barros, Bernard Chasekwa, Parul Christian, Bruna Gonçalves C da Silva, Mariângela F Silveira, Pedro C Hallal, Jean H Humphrey, Lieven Huybregts, Simon Kariuki, Subarna K Khatry, Carl Lachat, Alicia Matijasevich, Peter D McElroy, Ana Maria B Menezes, Luke C Mullany, Tita Lorna L Perez, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Dominique Roberfroid, Iná S Santos, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Thulasiraj D Ravilla, James M Tielsch, Lee S F Wu, Joanne Katz
INTRODUCTION: Infant and neonatal mortality estimates are typically derived from retrospective birth histories collected through surveys in countries with unreliable civil registration and vital statistics systems. Yet such data are subject to biases, including under-reporting of deaths and age misreporting, which impact mortality estimates. Prospective population-based cohort studies are an underutilized data source for mortality estimation that may offer strengths that avoid biases...
July 28, 2023: Population Health Metrics