Vital horoscope: longitudinal data collection in the iranian primary health care system.  

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Mehryar, Amir H. ; Naghavi, Mohsen ; Ahmad-Nia, Shirin ; Kazemipour, Shahla

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 23 no. 03 (Dec. 2008), page 55.
Topik: Primary Health Care (PHC) Network; Vital Horoscope

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Since its establishment in 1985, the Primary Health Care Network of (the Islamic Republic of) Iran has provided a unique opportunity for annual longitudinal data collection on the total population of a large number of rural communities. The village-based rural health workers who run teh system are given necessary training to collect a variety of data on the population of the main and satellite villages served by them. The main instrument of data management used is a sheet of paper 50 x 70 cm with concentrically coloured circles at the centre; it is known as the "vital horoscope". In additional to graphicalli representing morthly events, the vital horoscope includes seven tables summarizing teh result of the annual cencus, detailed information about live births, neonatal, infant, child and maternal mortality, under-five mortality by cause of death, and family planning. This article presents the main findings of an analysis of vital horoscopes covering 16,000 rural health houses representing all provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the period 1993-2003. The data indicate impressive change in the age structure, fertility rates and various health indicators of villagers covered by the primary health-care system.

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