Journal article
The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: Impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
RH Hazard, HR Chowdhury, T Adair, A Ansar, AM Quaiyum Rahman, S Alam, N Alam, R Rampatige, PK Streatfield, ID Riley, AD Lopez
BMC Health Services Research | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Accurate and timely data on cause of death are critically important for guiding health programs and policies. Deaths certified by doctors are implicitly considered to be reliable and accurate, yet the quality of information provided in the international Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) usually varies according to the personnel involved in certification, the diagnostic capacity of the hospital, and the category of hospitals. There are no published studies that have analysed how certifying doctors in Bangladesh adhere to international rules when completing the MCCD or have assessed the quality of clinical record keeping. Methods: The study took place between January 201..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study has been funded by a project grant, Improving methods to measure comparable mortality by cause (Grant no. 631494) of National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia; however, it had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.