Who and where are the uncounted children? Inequalities in birth certificate coverage among children under five years in 94 countries using nationally representative household surveys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15396264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amiya Bhatia (0000-0001-8163-2568, Harvard University, corresponding author), Leonardo Z Ferreira (0000-0001-7843-9345, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Aluísio J D Barros (0000-0002-2022-8729, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 148-148 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12939-017-0635-6 |
| PMID | 28821291 |
| OpenAlex | W2750405155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 19 |
We show that wealth and urban/rural inequalities in birth certificate coverage persist in most low and middle income countries, including countries where national birth certificate coverage is between 60 and 80%. Weak CRVS systems, particularly in South Asia and Africa lead rural and poor children to be systematically excluded from the benefits tied to a birth certificate, and prevent these children from being counted in national health data. Greater funding and attention is needed to strengthen CRVS systems and equity analyses should inform such efforts, especially as data needs for the Sustainable Development Goals expand. Monitoring disaggregated data on birth certificate coverage is essential to reducing inequalities in who is counted and registered. Strengthening CRVS systems can enable a child's right to identity, improve health data and promote equity
Birth certificate · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health services research · Inequality · Political science · Population · Public health · Social policy · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |