Evaluation of a hospital-based surveillance system for birth defects in Chennai, India

Authors

  • Anoop Velayudhan Epidemic Intelligence Service India Programme-National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0084-8995
  • Suresh Seshadri Fetal Care Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Sujatha Jagadeesan Fetal Care Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jayanti Saravanan Fetal Care Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Rajesh Yadav CDC India, New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Lorraine F. Yeung National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214293

Keywords:

Birth defects, Registries, India, Surveillance, Evaluation

Abstract

The Birth Defects Registry of India-Chennai (BDRI-C) was created in 2001 to monitor birth defects and provide timely referrals. Using established guidelines to evaluate surveillance systems, we examined the following attributes of BDRI-C to help strengthen the registry: simplicity, flexibility, data quality, representativeness, acceptability, timeliness, and stability. We reviewed BDRI-C documents, including reporting forms; interviewed key informants; and calculated data completeness, coverage, and reporting time. BDRI-C captured 14% of the births in Chennai April 2013 - March 2014. About 7% of institutions in Chennai registered in BDRI-C, and of those registered, 37% provided data in 2013. Median reporting time was 44 days after birth in 2013. BDRI-C is a useful, simple, flexible, and timely passive birth defects surveillance system; however, improvements can be made to ensure BDRI-C is representative of Chennai, data processing and quality checks are on-going, and the system is acceptable for member institutions and stable. 

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Published

2021-10-27

How to Cite

Velayudhan, A., Seshadri, S., Jagadeesan, S., Saravanan, J., Yadav, R., & Yeung, L. F. (2021). Evaluation of a hospital-based surveillance system for birth defects in Chennai, India. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(11), 5484–5488. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214293

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