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Estimating infant mortality rates prospectively in Honduras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

David Hubacher ,
Patricia Bailey ,
Barbara Janowitz ,
Fidel Barahona  and
Marco Pinel
David Hubacher
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Patricia Bailey
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Barbara Janowitz
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Fidel Barahona
Affiliation:
Honduran Ministry of Public Health, Tegucigalpa. Honduras
Marco Pinel
Affiliation:
Honduran Ministry of Public Health, Tegucigalpa. Honduras
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Summary

In order to determine the validity of infant mortality estimates based on retrospective reporting, the Honduran Ministry of Health carried out a follow-up survey of women interviewed in a 1987 national survey. Women were interviewed approximately 14 months after the baseline survey and were asked about the outcomes of their pregnancies and the survival status of their young children. The overall infant mortality rate calculated from the follow-up survey was lower than that obtained from the baseline survey, due to the particularly low rate among the group of women who were pregnant at the time of the baseline survey. Possible explanations for this low rate are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 433 - 445
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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