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From Cradle to Grave: Documenting the Footprints of Vulnerable Women Through Life
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Geographical and Gender Disparities in the Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Burkina Faso
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper aims to contribute to improving vital events coverage and completeness in Burkina Faso. It highlights the factors and barriers that limit birth, marriage, and death registration. -
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Obstacles to birth registration in Niger: estimates from a recent household survey
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]Despite progress made towards increasing birth registration rates over the last dozen years, almost one in two children may still not get registered at birth in Niger according to a recent nationally -
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Status and associated factors of birth registration in selected districts of Tigray region, Ethiopia
[BMC International Health and Human Rights]As continuous, effective and comprehensive birth registration system is being established in Ethiopia, this paper examines the status of child’s birth registration and its associated factors in -
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Demand-Side Factors Related to the Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths: A Literature Review
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper seeks to stimulate an evidence-based dialogue on demand-side barriers to the registration of births, marriages, and deaths. Global evidence is presented to summarize the many challenges to -
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A Glossary of Security Features for Printed Documents
[U.S. Government Printing Office, Security and Intelligent Documents Business Unit]A technical glossary that provides detailed explanations of terms pertaining to security features of printed documents.
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