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Temporal Trends in the Completeness of Epidemiological Variables in a Hospital-Based Cancer Registry of a Pediatric Oncology Center in Brazil

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  • Jonathan Grassi

    (Graduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

  • Raphael Manhães Pessanha

    (Graduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

  • Wesley Rocha Grippa

    (Graduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

  • Larissa Soares Dell’Antonio

    (Espírito Santo State Health Department, Special Center for Epidemiological Surveillance, Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

  • Cristiano Soares da Silva Dell’Antonio

    (Espírito Santo State Health Department, Special Center for Epidemiological Surveillance, Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

  • Laure Faure

    (Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques (CRESS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale—INSERM, Université Paris-Cité, 75013 Paris, France)

  • Jacqueline Clavel

    (Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques (CRESS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale—INSERM, Université Paris-Cité, 75013 Paris, France)

  • Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior

    (Graduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes), Vitoria 29047-105, ES, Brazil)

Abstract

This ecological time series study aimed to examine the temporal trends in the completeness of epidemiological variables from a hospital-based cancer registry (HbCR) of a reference center for pediatric oncology in Brazil from 2010 to 2016. Completeness categories were based on the percentage of missing data, with the categories excellent (<5%), good (5–10%), regular (11–20%), poor (21–50%), and very poor (>50%). Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed using R.4.1.0; a Mann–Kendall trend test was performed to examine the temporal trends. Variables with the highest incompleteness included race/color (17.24% in 2016), level of education (51.40% in 2015), TNM (56.88% in 2012), disease status at the end of the first treatment (12.09% in 2013), cancer family history (79.12% in 2013), history of alcoholic consumption (39.25% in 2015), history of tobacco consumption (38.32% in 2015), and type of admission clinic (10.28% in 2015). Nevertheless, most variables achieved 100% completeness and were classified as excellent across the time series. A significant trend was observed for race/color, TNM, and history of tobacco consumption. While most variables maintained excellent completeness, the increasing incompleteness trend in race/color and decreasing trend in TNM underscore the importance of reliable and complete HbCRs for personalized cancer care, for planning public policies, and for conducting research on cancer control.

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  • Jonathan Grassi & Raphael Manhães Pessanha & Wesley Rocha Grippa & Larissa Soares Dell’Antonio & Cristiano Soares da Silva Dell’Antonio & Laure Faure & Jacqueline Clavel & Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, 2024. "Temporal Trends in the Completeness of Epidemiological Variables in a Hospital-Based Cancer Registry of a Pediatric Oncology Center in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:2:p:200-:d:1336302
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    1. Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior & Larissa Soares Dell’Antonio & Raphael Manhaes Pessanha & Cristiano Soares Dell’Antonio & Michelaine Isabel da Silva & Thayna Mamedi de Souza & Jonathan Grassi, 2022. "Completeness and Consistency of Epidemiological Variables from Hospital-Based Cancer Registries in a Brazilian State," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, September.
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