Global and regional prevalence of neural tube defects estimates in 2015 – User Guide

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.264

Description

This dataset contains the details of the input secondary data sources, methods and results for the global estimates of the birth prevalence of neural tube defects at a global and regional level.

Data collection methods

The secondary data on the birth prevalence of neural tube defects was collected through web-based reviews of birth defect registries and a systematic literature review.

Data analysis and preparation

Data meeting inclusion criteria were included in a compartmental model to estimate the birth prevalence.

Geographic regions

Data from all geographic regions were included.

Key dates

Web-based and literature reviews were undertaken in April to May 2017. The final estimates for the year 2015 were completed in August 2017.

Quality Controls

Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied.

Population

Human population.

Privacy

Not applicable, no primary data were collected.

Ethics

This study used only previously collected data in the public domain.

Keywords

Neural Tube Defects, Prevalence, Estimates

Language of written material

English

Project title	Funder/sponsor
Global and regional prevalence of neural tube defects estimates in 2015: data sources, methods and results	Micronutrient Forum through the Micronutrient Initiative

Data creators

Forename	Surname	Faculty / Dept	Institution	Role
Hannah	Blencowe	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health / Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Contact Person / Researcher

Associated Roles

Forename	Surname	Faculty / Dept	Institution	Role
Bernadette	Modell	CHIME	University College London	Researcher
Darlinson	Matthew	CHIME	University College London	Researcher
Vijaya	Kancherla	Epidemiology	Emory University Rollins School of Public Health	Researcher
Sowmiya	Moorthie		PHG Foundation	Researcher

File description

Filename	Description	Access status	Licence
NTD_results	Analysis results - neural Tube Defect estimates for all geographical regions worldwide for 2015	Open	Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
NTD_input	Data points used as an input to the modelled estimates.	Open	Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
NTD_do.do	STATA do file outlining processing commands performed upon the dataset	Open	Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
NTD_input_codebook	Codebook for NTD Input dataset	Open	Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)
0563-UserGuide	User guide for NTD Input dataset (this document)	Open	Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY)