A missed opportunity: birth registration coverage is lagging behind Bacillus Calmette-Gu érin (BCG) immunization coverage and maternal health services utilization in low- and lower middle-income countries.
CONCLUSION: The gap between birth registration and immunization coverage in low- and lower middle-income countries suggests the potential for leveraging immunization programs to increase birth registration rates. Engaging health providers during the antenatal, delivery, and postpartum periods to increase birth registration may be a useful strategy in countries with access to skilled providers.
PMID: 31627761 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rahman MH, Cox AB, Mills SL Tags: J Health Popul Nutr Source Type: research
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