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Session 6. Quality assessment and assurance in the civil registration vital statistics system

Session 6. Quality assessment and assurance in the civil registration vital statistics system. Basic framework. Adequately funded evaluation activities are essential For improving systems that have deficiencies For maintaining systems that function satisfactorily. Quality assessment.

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Session 6. Quality assessment and assurance in the civil registration vital statistics system

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  1. Session 6. Quality assessment and assurance in the civil registration vital statistics system

  2. Basic framework Adequately funded evaluation activities are essential • For improving systems that have deficiencies • For maintaining systems that function satisfactorily Quality assessment Quality assurance

  3. Basic framework Quality assessment Quality assurance • Specific studies for specific questions • Coverage of registration of vital events • Accuracy of variables • Overall functioning of sub-systems • Can be ad hoc or regular exercises • Encompasses each stage of CRVS operations • All vital events are registered without duplication • All related information is recorded • Information is compiled, validated and processed • Vital statistics are released in timely manner

  4. Standards

  5. Quality assessment methods Matching of records Direct methods Demographic analysis Indirect methods

  6. Quality assessment. Direct methods Matching of records Match registration records with records from an independentsource • Birth registration with death registration • Administrative records • Lists from population censuses and surveys • Dual records system • Set up survey specifically to collect information on vital events

  7. Quality assessment. Indirect methods • Comparison of trends • Delayed registration • Comparison with census data • If two censuses: balancing equation, Lexis diagram • If only one census: compare aggregated numbers • Methods for incomplete data • Manual X and its update (Tools for Demographic Estimation) • Questions on birth registration in surveys Demographic analysis

  8. Direct or indirect ?

  9. Direct or indirect ? • If vital statistics are compiled fully from civil registration, both direct and indirect measure the quality of civil registration and vital statistics. • When the two systems do not correspond completely, measures of quality of one system cannot be used to represent another

  10. Direct or indirect ? • Objectives • Degree of precision • Timeliness • Type of event • Resources Choosing the appropriate method depends on:

  11. Thank You Спасибо 谢谢 Gracias Merci ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ

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