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Geographie de la mortalite et de la natalite a pikine (senegal): Interets et limites des donnees d'etat civil dans les villes africaines

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Résumé Les recherches menées sur les villes du Tiers-Monde montrent que l'état de santé de la population est très hétérogène. Parmi les indicateurs de l'état de santé, les taux de mortalité et de natalité sont les plus courants. Le problème des sources documentaires prive cependant les chercheurs et les planificateurs de ces indicateurs et les méthodes démographiques classiques ne permettent pas la localisation des populations à risques. Les registres d'Etat-Civil constituent une source de données trop peu exploitée, notamment par les géographes. L'auteur analyse l'intérêt et les limites de ces données dans une perspective géographique, i.e. spatialisée, notamment pour le calcul de taux bruts apparents de mortalité et de natalité, des volumes de décès et naissances, des variations saisonnières de mortalité et des relations mortalité/morbidité diagnostiquée dans les structures sanitaires. L'auteur conclut à la nécessité d'intégrer ces données au système d'information sanitaire de routine après approfondissement des causes de biais possibles. Research conducted in Third World towns show the heterogeneity of health population status. Among the indicators, mortality and natality are the most frequent, but the quantity of data and the classical methods in demography make the localisation of high-risk population difficult. Civil Registration Data Base are under studied, especially by geographers. The author analyses the interest and limits of these data in a spatial perspective, i.e. mortality and natality volumes, seasonal variations of mortality, and relations between seasonal variations and health system activities. The author's conclusion is on the necessity to include these indicators in the health information system after complementary research on possible bias.

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  • Salem, Gérard, 1993. "Geographie de la mortalite et de la natalite a pikine (senegal): Interets et limites des donnees d'etat civil dans les villes africaines," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 36(10), pages 1297-1311, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:36:y:1993:i:10:p:1297-1311
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