Lumbiganon P, Panamonta M, Laopaiboon M, Pothinam S, Patithat N
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Kohn Kaen University, Thailand.
Int J Epidemiol. 1990 Dec;19(4):997-1000. doi: 10.1093/ije/19.4.997.
The accuracy of perinatal and infant mortality rates in most developing countries is questionable. We measured perinatal and infant mortality rates in a rural district of Thailand and compared them with the official statistics to assess accuracy. All births and infant deaths in a rural district of Thailand over a one-year period were surveyed. The corresponding official statistics were also collected. The mothers or the relatives of all stillbirths and infant deaths were interviewed about the registration of the stillbirths or infant deaths. The surveyed perinatal and infant mortality rates were 22.0 and 23.1 respectively. The under-registration of stillbirths was 100% and for infant deaths 45%. All the non-registered infant deaths were in situations in which the infant died before the registration of birth. These results document the degree and nature of under-reporting of perinatal and infant mortality in rural Thailand.
大多数发展中国家围产期和婴儿死亡率数据的准确性值得怀疑。我们对泰国一个农村地区的围产期和婴儿死亡率进行了测量，并将其与官方统计数据进行比较，以评估准确性。对泰国一个农村地区一年内的所有出生和婴儿死亡情况进行了调查。同时收集了相应的官方统计数据。对所有死产和婴儿死亡的母亲或亲属就死产或婴儿死亡登记情况进行了访谈。调查得出的围产期和婴儿死亡率分别为22.0和23.1。死产漏报率为100%，婴儿死亡漏报率为45%。所有未登记的婴儿死亡情况均为婴儿在出生登记前死亡。这些结果证明了泰国农村地区围产期和婴儿死亡率漏报的程度和性质。
