Evaluation of a village-informant driven demographic surveillance system in Karonga, Northern Malawi
Authors:
- Andreas JahnAJAndreas Jahn
- Amelia C CrampinACAmelia C Crampin
- Judith R. GlynnJGJudith R. Glynn
- Venance MwinukaVMVenance Mwinuka
- Elenaus MwaiyegheleEMElenaus Mwaiyeghele
- Johnbosco MwafilasoJMJohnbosco Mwafilaso
- Keith BransonKBKeith Branson
- Nuala McGrathNMNuala McGrath
- Paul Em FinePFPaul Em Fine
- Basia ZabaBZBasia Zaba
Open Access
- 23 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Demographic Research
- Vol. 16, 219-248
Abstract
This paper describes and evaluates the first demographic surveillance system (DSS) in Malawi, covering a rural population of 30,000. Unlike others, the Karonga DSS relies on trained village informants using formatted registers for the primary notification of vital events and migrations. Seven project enumerators subsequently collect detailed data on events notified by the village informants, using stringent identification procedures for households and individuals. Internal movements are traced systematically to augment event registration and data quality. Continuous evaluation of data collection is built into the methods. A re-census conducted after 2 years indicated that the routine system had registered 97% of 1,588 births, 99% of 521 deaths and 92% of 13,168 movements.Keywords
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