Fetal Death Surveillance Records for Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil, 2014

68 fetal death records from 2014 for residents of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil. The data were obtained from death investigation records and the Mortality Information System (SIM) databank. Lidian Franci Batalha Santa Maria authored this study to evaluate the completeness of investigation forms and death certificates.

Use Cases

• Assess data completeness in health surveillance systems based on the analysis of 13 variables in death certificates.
• Evaluate the operational performance of fetal death investigation based on metrics like the 86.3% investigation rate and timeliness.
• Study regional fetal mortality patterns based on the reported 10.3‰ fetal mortality rate for 2014.
• Analyze form-filling compliance in health records based on mentions of Hospital, Summary, and Outpatient Forms.

Strengths

• Includes analysis of 68 specific fetal death records from a defined year and location.
• Examines data completeness for 13 specific variables in death certificates.
• Provides concrete metrics like an 86.3% investigation rate (88 of 102 deaths) and a 10.3‰ fetal mortality rate.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade – SIM) and death investigation records.

Collection Method

Data were obtained from death investigation records and the SIM databank.

Time Range

2014

Geography

Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco State, Brazil