Systematic Review of eCRVS and mCRVS Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries

Overview

The problem addressed in this systematic review is concerned with the broad domain of information systems (IS) for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), and how they have been influenced, or have the potential to be influenced, by information and communication technology (ICT)-based interventions. Civil Registration (CR) is defined by the United Nations as the universal, continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of vital events provided through decree or regulation in accordance with the legal requirements of each country (1). Vital Statistics (VS) represents the statistical output of a well-functioning CR system (2). CR includes births, deaths, marriage, divorce, fetal death, annulment, judicial separation, adoption, and through the registration process these events are made legitimate.

The focus of this report is on births and deaths, their registration and generation of VS.