Reliable direct measurement of causes of death in low-and middle-income countries
P Jha - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Most of the 48 million annual deaths in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) occur without medical attention at the time of death so that the causes of death …
(LMICs) occur without medical attention at the time of death so that the causes of death …
Comparison of physician-certified verbal autopsy with computer-coded verbal autopsy for cause of death assignment in hospitalized patients in low-and middle …
J Leitao, N Desai, L Aleksandrowicz, P Byass… - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Computer-coded verbal autopsy (CCVA) methods to assign causes of death
(CODs) for medically unattended deaths have been proposed as an alternative to physician …
(CODs) for medically unattended deaths have been proposed as an alternative to physician …
Population-based rates, timing, and causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country prospective …
Background Modelled mortality estimates have been useful for health programmes in low-
income and middle-income countries. However, these estimates are often based on sparse …
income and middle-income countries. However, these estimates are often based on sparse …
Probabilistic cause-of-death assignment using verbal autopsies
TH McCormick, ZR Li, C Calvert… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In regions without complete-coverage civil registration and vital statistics systems there is
uncertainty about even the most basic demographic indicators. In such regions, the majority …
uncertainty about even the most basic demographic indicators. In such regions, the majority …
Integrating community-based verbal autopsy into civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS): system-level considerations
D De Savigny, I Riley, D Chandramohan… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Reliable and representative cause of death (COD) statistics are essential to
inform public health policy, respond to emerging health needs, and document progress …
inform public health policy, respond to emerging health needs, and document progress …
Causes and circumstances of maternal death: a secondary analysis of the Community-Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) trials cohort
Background Incomplete vital registration systems mean that causes of death during
pregnancy and childbirth are poorly understood in low-income and middle-income …
pregnancy and childbirth are poorly understood in low-income and middle-income …
Renal failure deaths and their risk factors in India 2001–13: nationally representative estimates from the Million Death Study
Background Renal failure represents a growing but mostly undocumented cause of
premature mortality in low-income and middle-income countries. We investigated changes …
premature mortality in low-income and middle-income countries. We investigated changes …
Explainable Stacked Ensemble Deep Learning (SEDL) Framework to Determine Cause of Death from Verbal Autopsies
MT Mapundu, CW Kabudula, E Musenge… - Machine Learning and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Verbal autopsies (VA) are commonly used in Low-and Medium-Income Countries (LMIC) to
determine cause of death (CoD) where death occurs outside clinical settings, with the most …
determine cause of death (CoD) where death occurs outside clinical settings, with the most …
[HTML][HTML] Comparing verbal autopsy cause of death findings as determined by physician coding and probabilistic modelling: a public health analysis of 54 000 deaths …
Background Coverage of civil registration and vital statistics varies globally, with most
deaths in Africa and Asia remaining either unregistered or registered without cause of death …
deaths in Africa and Asia remaining either unregistered or registered without cause of death …
Naive Bayes classifiers for verbal autopsies: comparison to physician-based classification for 21,000 child and adult deaths
P Miasnikof, V Giannakeas, M Gomes… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Verbal autopsies (VA) are increasingly used in low-and middle-income
countries where most causes of death (COD) occur at home without medical attention, and …
countries where most causes of death (COD) occur at home without medical attention, and …