Melo Cristiane Magalhães de, Bevilacqua Paula Dias, Barletto Marisa, França Elisabeth Barboza
Cad Saude Publica. 2014 Sep;30(9):1999-2004.
This study aimed to assess the quality of data on deaths from external causes in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, from 2000 to 2009, and the completeness of the Mortality Information System (SIM). The data were obtained from the SIM of the Municipal Health Department, municipal police enquiries, and local newspaper articles, resulting in a databank with 495 deaths from external causes. The results showed a high proportion of deaths with indeterminate intent (21%) in the SIM, suggesting problems with quality of information. Comparison of data from the SIM and police department detected problems with coverage in the SIM (21%) and thus in the official statistics on mortality from accidents and violence. The results emphasize the importance of searches in other data sources to upgrade the SIM and expand its coverage, and especially the need for studies to identify and analyze problems faced by small and medium-sized cities in the production of mortality data.
本研究旨在评估2000年至2009年巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州维索萨市外部原因所致死亡数据的质量，以及死亡信息系统（SIM）的完整性。数据来自市卫生部门的SIM、市警方调查以及当地报纸文章，形成了一个包含495例外部原因所致死亡的数据库。结果显示，SIM中意图不明的死亡比例较高（21%），表明信息质量存在问题。SIM与警方部门数据的比较发现，SIM存在覆盖问题（21%），因此在事故和暴力所致死亡的官方统计中也存在问题。结果强调了在其他数据源中进行搜索以升级SIM并扩大其覆盖范围的重要性，特别是需要开展研究，以识别和分析中小城市在死亡率数据编制过程中面临的问题。
