Counting on birth registration: Mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorJackson, D
dc.contributor.authorReed, S
dc.contributor.authorShabani, J
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-17T09:44:52Z
dc.date.available2021-05-17T09:44:52Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBirth registration marks a child’s right to identity and is the first step to establishing citizenship and access to services. At the population level, birth registration data can inform effective programming and planning. In Tanzania, almost two-thirds of births are in health facilities, yet only 26% of children under 5 years have their births registered. Our mixed-methods research explores the gap between hospital birth and birth registration in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods: The study was conducted in the two Tanzanian hospital sites of the Every Newborn-Birth Indicators Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) multi-country study (July 2017–2018). We described the business processes for birth notification and registration and collected quantitative data from women’s exit surveys after giving birth (n = 8038). We conducted in-depth interviews (n = 21) to identify barriers and enablers to birth registration among four groups of participants: women who recently gave birth, women waiting for a birth certificate at Temeke Hospital, hospital employees, and stakeholders involved in the national birth registration process.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJackson, D. et al. (2021). Counting on birth registration: Mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21,236en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2393
dc.identifier.uri10.1186/s12884-020-03357-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6156
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_US
dc.subjectBirthen_US
dc.subjectMaternalen_US
dc.subjectNewbornen_US
dc.subjectStillbirthen_US
dc.subjectCivil registrationen_US
dc.subjectBirth certificationen_US
dc.titleCounting on birth registration: Mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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