[HTML][HTML] Verbal/social autopsy analysis of causes and determinants of under-5 mortality in Tanzania from 2010 to 2016

AK Koffi, HD Kalter, MA Kamwe… - Journal of global health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Tanzania has decreased its child mortality rate by more than 70 percent in the
last three decades and is striving to develop a nationally-representative sample registration …

[HTML][HTML] Causes of deaths in neonates and children aged 1–59 months in Nigeria: verbal autopsy findings of 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy study

A Odejimi, J Quinley, GI Eluwa, M Kunnuji… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Nigeria has one of the highest under-five mortality rates in the world. Identifying
the causes of these deaths is crucial to inform changes in policy documents, design and …

[PDF][PDF] Social autopsy analysis of the determinants of neonatal and under-five mortalities in Nigeria, 2013-2018

RD Wammanda, J Quinley, GI Eluwa, A Odejimi… - Journal of Global Health …, 2022 - joghr.org
# Background Nigeria suffers from one of the world's highest child mortality rates, with about
900,000 deaths in a single year, despite being classified as a middle-income country. Over …

[HTML][HTML] Social autopsy of neonatal mortality suggests needed improvements in maternal and neonatal interventions in Balaka and Salima districts of Malawi

AK Koffi, T Mleme, H Nsona, B Banda… - Journal of global …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Every Newborn Action Plan calls for reducing the neonatal mortality rates
to fewer than 10 deaths per 1000 live births in all countries by 2035. The current study aims …

[HTML][HTML] Verbal/social autopsy study helps explain the lack of decrease in neonatal mortality in Niger, 2007–2010

HD Kalter, AG Yaroh, A Maina, AK Koffi… - Journal of global …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background This study was one of a set of verbal/social autopsy (VASA) investigations
undertaken by the WHO/UNICEF–supported Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group to …

[HTML][HTML] Direct estimates of cause-specific mortality fractions and rates of under-five deaths in the northern and southern regions of Nigeria by verbal autopsy interview

A Adewemimo, HD Kalter, J Perin, AK Koffi, J Quinley… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Nigeria's under-five mortality rate is the eighth highest in the world. Identifying the causes of
under-five deaths is crucial to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 by 2030 and …

[HTML][HTML] Verbal autopsy analysis of childhood deaths in rural Gambia

BM Wutor, I Osei, L Babila Galega, E Ezeani… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background In low-resource settings, it is challenging to ascertain the burden and causes of
under-5 mortality as many deaths occur outside health facilities. We aimed to determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Causes of under-five mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy studies (VASA) in Alexandria, Egypt, 2019

RM Ghazy, MM Fekry, AR Omran… - Journal of Global Health …, 2020 - joghr.org
# Background Determination of death causes is an important building block for civil
registration and vital statistics (CRVS). This study aimed at identifying the causes of under …

[HTML][HTML] Under 10 mortality patterns, risk factors, and mechanisms in low resource settings of Eastern Uganda: An analysis of event history demographic and verbal …

RM Kananura, T Leone, T Nareeba, D Kajungu… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, the under-10 years of age mortality has not been comprehensively
studied. We applied the life-course perspective in the analysis and interpretation of the event …

Causes of stillbirth, neonatal death and early childhood death in rural Zambia by verbal autopsy assessments

E Turnbull, MK Lembalemba… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To describe specific causes of the high rates of stillbirth, neonatal death and early
child childhood death in Zambia. Methods We conducted a household‐based survey in rural …