Methods of Tracking Newborns

New York State Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, 2015–2017

Bibliographic Data

ID11039263
AuthorsZahra S Alaali (All authors are with the Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Nicole D Longcore (All authors are with the Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Pauline Santos (0000-0002-8041-4961, All authors are with the Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Viola H Glaze (All authors are with the Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Nina Ahmad (0000-0001-7940-3408, All authors are with the Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany.)
Year2020
Volume110
Issue2
Pages216-221
Publication date2020-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2019.305406
PMID31855479
OpenAlexW2995255316
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Objectives. To describe methods employed to track infants enrolled in the New York State Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry (NYSZPIR) and demonstrate the benefits of population databases to improve the process. Methods. We used patient medical records and provider outreach, New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS), and New York State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System (NYEHDI-IS) to gather medical information. We used descriptive statistics to summarize variables and the McNemar test to determine statistical significance (P Results. We identified 109 live births from NYSZPIR mothers. Provider information was documented for 106 (97.2%) infants in NYSIIS compared with 72 (66.1%) through chart review. Collected results of newborn hearing screening increased from 82 (75.2%) to 106 (97.2%) using NYEHDI-IS. The amount of data obtained was significantly higher (P Conclusions. Public health surveillance systems can be used to track infants using data sources such as NYSIIS and NYEHDI-IS in addition to traditional methods. Using medical records alone is inadequate for locating and tracking infants and may result in high lost to follow-up rates

Environmental health · Family medicine · McNemar's test · Medical record · Outreach · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · Statistics · Tracking (education) · Medicine · Respiratory viral infections research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology and Viral Diseases · Pediatrics

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