Medical Certification of Cause of Death at General Hospital Nalgonda

Medical certification of Cause of death is the most frequently issued certificate by government medical doctors. Cause of death is one of the basic components of a country's health information system. There are many short comings in the routine collection of such information. Analysis of general hospital Nalgonda death certification was done to evaluate how this shortcoming might influence reporting. Our objective was to determine the completeness of death certification by Medical doctors at general hospital Nalgonda. The study was carried out by auditing the data from Birth and Death Registration office at Municipal Commissioner Nalgonda. 156 death notification forms and certificates were analysed at Birth and death Registration Office which was submitted by general hospital Nalgonda, result of the study shows that there is a conflict of opinion related with the meaning of terms ‘Cause of Death’, and ‘Modes of death’, amongst the certifying doctors. Study highlights the need to educate and make them aware of importance of correct medical certification of death.