Mortality surveillance methods to identify and characterize deaths in child health and mortality prevention surveillance network sites
NT Salzberg, K Sivalogan, Q Bassat… - Clinical infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Despite reductions over the past 2 decades, childhood mortality remains high in low-and
middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In these settings, children …
middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In these settings, children …
Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy for cause of death determination in adults in Mozambique: an observational study
P Castillo, MJ Martínez, E Ussene, D Jordao… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background There is an urgent need to identify tools able to provide reliable information on
the cause of death in low-income regions, since current methods (verbal autopsy, clinical …
the cause of death in low-income regions, since current methods (verbal autopsy, clinical …
Pathological methods applied to the investigation of causes of death in developing countries: minimally invasive autopsy approach
P Castillo, E Ussene, MR Ismail, D Jordao, L Lovane… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Complete diagnostic autopsies (CDA) remain the gold standard in the
determination of cause of death (CoD). However, performing CDAs in developing countries …
determination of cause of death (CoD). However, performing CDAs in developing countries …
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 …
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 …
Automated versus physician assignment of cause of death for verbal autopsies: randomized trial of 9374 deaths in 117 villages in India
Background Verbal autopsies with physician assignment of cause of death (COD) are
commonly used in settings where medical certification of deaths is uncommon. It remains …
commonly used in settings where medical certification of deaths is uncommon. It remains …
In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children: a multisite, open-label, two …
Background Mozambique adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the
treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the year 2006, and since …
treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the year 2006, and since …
[HTML][HTML] Automated verbal autopsy classification: using one-against-all ensemble method and Naïve Bayes classifier
Verbal autopsy (VA) deals with post-mortem surveys about deaths, mostly in low and middle
income countries, where the majority of deaths occur at home rather than a hospital, for …
income countries, where the majority of deaths occur at home rather than a hospital, for …
Mixed-methods analysis of select issues reported in the 2016 world health organization verbal autopsy questionnaire
E Nichols, K Pettrone, B Vickers, H Gebrehiwet… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Use of a standardized verbal autopsy (VA) questionnaire, such as the World
Health Organization (WHO) instrument, can improve the consistency and reliability of the …
Health Organization (WHO) instrument, can improve the consistency and reliability of the …
Let's talk about death: data collection for verbal autopsies in a demographic and health surveillance site in Malaysia
PA Allotey, DD Reidpath, NC Evans… - Global health …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable
alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more …
alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more …