Decentralization of birth registration to Local Government in Tanzania: the association with completeness of birth registration and certification

• Main Authors: Christopher Sanga (Author), Gregory Kabadi (Author), Emilian Karugendo (Author), Don de Savigny (Author), Daniel Cobos Muñoz (Author), Tim Adair (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background In Tanzania only an estimated one-quarter of births are registered and certified. Birth registration uses a centralized system with geographic and cost barriers for families. A pilot decentralized birth registration system has been trialled in 11 of 26 regions, substantially increasing re...