An evaluation of survey data on birthweight and prematurity status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5958663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Miller (0000-0002-3487-9602, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Jane E Miller, N Goldman (0000-0003-2865-9491, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Lorenzo Moreno (0000-0003-3159-4916, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 131-146 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19485565.1993.9988840 |
| PMID | 8146689 |
| OpenAlex | W2070296135 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The 1986 experimental Demographic and Health Survey in the Dominican Republic was one of the first retrospective, population-based surveys of a developing country to collect information on prematurity status as well as birthweight. We show that the relationships among birthweight, prematurity status, and infant mortality are consistent with corresponding patterns observed in other Latin American and Caribbean countries and in developed nations. Two notable irregularities in the birthweight data are the atypically high proportion of infants weighing 4,000 grams or more, and the high mortality rates among infants with missing birthweight. Problems with the prematurity status data include an unexpectedly low proportion of premature births, an unusually small proportion of low birthweight explained by premature births, and an extremely high neonatal death rate among premature compared to term infants. Inclusion of an explicit definition of "premature" may help avert similar problems in future health surveys
Environmental health · Gestational age · Infant mortality · Low birth weight · Neonatal mortality · Population · Pregnancy · Premature birth · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
Life Table Techniques and Their Applications
The Contribution of Low Birth Weight to Infant Mortality and Childhood Morbidity
Yearbook of Physical Anthropology
The quality and completeness of birthweight and gestational age data in computerized birth files
Maternal nutrition and birth weight
An assessment of survey data on birthweight
Assessing socioeconomic correlates of birthweight in peninsular Malaysia
Trends and Differentials in Breastfeeding Behaviour
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2011 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |