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

Jonathan Grassi, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Larissa Soares Dell’Antonio, Cristiano Soares da Silva Dell’Antonio, Laure Faure, Jacqueline Clavel and Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior ()
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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

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 2, 1-12

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.

Keywords: hospital-based cancer registry; pediatric oncology; epidemiology; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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