Sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identifi cation: Pró-Saúde Study

Authors

  • Renata Gutierrez da Matta Coutinho Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Medicina Social; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
  • Claudia Medina Coeli Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro; Faculdade de Medicina; Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva
  • Eduardo Faerstein UERJ; Instituto de Medicina Social; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Dóra Chor Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008005000053

Keywords:

Birth Registration, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Sensitivity and Specificity, Information Systems, Vital Statistics

Abstract

The objective of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identification. Data from the Pró-Saúde Study cohort population were used comprising technical-administrative staff at a university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1999. A total of 92 records of subjects were linked to the database of the Brazilian Information System on Live Births (SINASC) using RecLink II program. Both reduced and amplified strategies of clerical review were used. The sensitivity for birth identification with the reduced strategy was 60.9%, while with the amplified strategy was 72.8%. The limited number of fields available and the high proportion of homonymous names were major obstacles for the attainment of more accurate results.

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Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 6 (2008)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Coutinho, R. G. da M., Coeli, C. M., Faerstein, E., & Chor, D. (2008). Sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identifi cation: Pró-Saúde Study . Revista De Saúde Pública, 42(6), 1097-1100. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008005000053