First malaria in pregnancy followed in Philippine real-world setting: proof-of-concept of probabilistic record linkage between disease surveillance and hospital administrative data.
Takuya KinoshitaFe Esperanza EspinoRaymart BunaganDodge LimChona DagaSabrina ParungaoAileen BalderianKatherine MicuRutchel LaboreraRamon BasilioMarianette InobayaMario BaquilodMelecio DyHitoshi ChibaTakehiro MatsumotoTakeo NakayamaKiyoshi KitaKenji HirayamaPublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2024)
This proof-of-concept study demonstrated that probabilistic record linkage could match real-world data in the Philippines with further validation required. The study underscored the need for more integrated and comprehensive database to monitor disease intervention impact on pregnancy and its outcome in the Philippines.