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Are very low birthweight births among American Indians and Alaska Natives underregistered?

Author(s) -

Katherine Heck

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.6.1096

Subject(s) - reservation , demography , neonatal mortality , medicine , infant mortality , socioeconomic status , mortality rate , birth rate , pediatrics , population , environmental health , research methodology , sociology , political science , law

International infant mortality rates vary widely. This variation has been attributed to many factors, including differential reporting. In the US, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), who generally have low socioeconomic status, have a low neonatal mortality rate. One possible explanation is underregistration of very low birthweight (VLBW, < 1,500 g) births. We hypothesized that underregistration may occur disproportionately among AI/AN residing on or near reservations (areas controlled by an American Indian group). We estimated infant mortality in these areas.

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