NDLI: Using capture-recapture methods to better ascertain the incidence of fatal child maltreatment.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Palusci, Vincent J. Wirtz, Stephen J. Covington, Theresa M.
Spatial Coverage	Michigan
Description	Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Palusci VJ ( New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.)
Abstract	OBJECTIVES: To (1) test the use of capture-recapture methods to estimate the total number of child maltreatment deaths in a single state using information from death certificates, child welfare reports, child death review teams, and uniform crime reports; and to (2) compare these estimates to the number of maltreatment deaths identified through an in-depth 'gold standard' review. METHODS: Child maltreatment deaths were identified in four existing administrative data sources: (1) death reports in our state vital statistics (DC); (2) child death review team reports (CDR); (3) homicide reports filed by our state police agency as uniform crime report (UCR) supplements for the FBI; and (4) abstracted reports of a minor's death from our state child protective services (CPS) agency. Capture-recapture pair-wise and pooled comparisons were then applied to estimate the numbers of abuse and total maltreatment deaths and were compared to the number of cases identified by independent case review. RESULTS: There were a total of 194 child maltreatment deaths in Michigan during 2000-2001 with 66 due to physical abuse. Capture-recapture analysis estimated the mean number of total child maltreatment deaths as 101.02 (95%CI=92.52, 109.53), with abuse deaths of 64.55 (60.85, 68.25). Most pair-wise and pooled comparisons worked equally well for abuse deaths, but estimates for total child maltreatment deaths were low. CONCLUSIONS: Capture-recapture methods applied to existing administrative datasets produced accurate estimates of child abuse deaths but were not useful in producing reliable estimates of total child maltreatment deaths due to undercounting neglect-related deaths in all existing administrative data sets. The underlying assumptions for capture-recapture methods were not met for neglect deaths. Local and/or state teams conducting ongoing intensive case review may yet remain the best way to identify the total number of child maltreatment deaths. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Capture-recapture methods allow for more accurate estimation of the true number of child physical abuse deaths than does using single existing sources of child fatality information, but deaths from causes other than abuse are undercounted. Child maltreatment fatality surveillance requires a systematic process and standard criteria for identifying cases of maltreatment, particularly neglect-related child deaths.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	01452134
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	34
e-ISSN	18737757
Journal	Child Abuse & Neglect
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2010-06-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Pediatrics Child Abuse Mortality Epidemiologic Methods Adolescent Child Classification Child, Preschool Death Certificates Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn International Classification Of Diseases Male Medical Records Michigan Epidemiology Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Research Support, U.s. Gov't, P.h.s.
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Work Psychiatry and Mental Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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