Verbal autopsy is a method for assessing probable causes of death from lay reporting of
signs, symptoms and circumstances by family members or caregivers of a deceased person …

BACKGROUND: The verbal autopsy (VA) is used to collect information on cause-specific
mortality from bereaved relatives. A cause of death may be assigned by physician review of …

The three international standard verbal autopsy questionnaires are intended to serve the
needs of multiple users and producers of mortality information, including researchers, policy …

Background The verbal autopsy appears to be an attractive technique for the assessment of
causes of adult death in settings where the proportion of people who die while under …

Background Monitoring progress with disease and injury reduction in many populations will
require widespread use of verbal autopsy (VA). Multiple methods have been developed for …

BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy (VA) is an indirect method for estimating cause-specific
mortality. In most previous studies, cause of death has been assigned from verbal autopsy …

Background Reliable data on the distribution of causes of death (COD) in a population are
fundamental to good public health practice. In the absence of comprehensive medical …

Reliable information on cause-specific mortality is crucial for summarizing the total disease
burden in different settings. In addition, it is essential for evaluating the impact of public …

Estimation of cause of death is more difficult in developing countries because neither health-
facility-based information systems nor vital registration provides adequate data on the cause …

Over the past 70 years, significant advances have been made in determining the causes of
death in populations not served by official medical certification of cause at the time of death …