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DOCN M94A2342
TI Completeness of AIDS reporting in Mexico; a study based on deaths
between 1990 and 1993.
DT 9412
AU Magis C; Del Rio A; Candelas E; Gonzalez F; Gonzalez G; Valdespino JL;
Sepulveda J; Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia
Epidemiologicos,; Mexico.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):326 (abstract no. PC0235). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370233
AB OBJECTIVES: To assess completeness of reporting to the AIDS registry of
the Mexican Ministry of Health METHODS: Death certificates indicative of
AIDS or HIV for deaths occurring between January 1990 and December 1993
were reviewed and compared with reports to the AIDS registry RESULTS:
Until December of 1993 Mexico had 17,387 AIDS cases. Of this cases, 2432
(14.%) were reported by a death certificate. The proportion of AIDS
cases reported by death certificates has grown every year. For 1983 to
1985 was 0%, 1986-0.4%, 1987-0.2%, 1988-0.3%, 1989-1%, 1990-13.1%,
1991-10%, 1992-15.9%, 1993-23.7%. The completeness of the AIDS registry
was 78.7%. Of these AIDS cases 74.3% were known as death in the
registry, 21% as alive and 4.% as unknown. Differences were found
between the date of the death comparing the death certificates and the
AIDS registries; 50% had a different date, 48% had the same date and in
2% the date of the death was ignored. In 4% of the registered AIDS cases
the death-alive status was unknown. CONCLUSION: The increase of death
certificates as the only source of AIDS cases information doesn't
contributes to the quality of the surveillance. The review of death
certificates adds to the total case ascertainment. The proportion of
AIDS cases with a different cause of death due to stigmatization is
unknown. The investigation of the heterogeneity of reporting is
important.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*MORTALITY Cause of Death
Cross-Sectional Studies *Developing Countries Human Incidence
Mexico/EPIDEMIOLOGY *Population Surveillance Registries/*STATISTICS &
NUMER DATA Reproducibility of Results MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).