Verbal autopsy (VA) methods usually involve an interview with a recently bereaved
individual to ascertain the most probable cause of death when a person dies outside of a …

Background Verbal autopsy (VA), the process of interviewing a deceased's family or
caregiver about signs and symptoms leading up to death, employs tools that ask a series of …

Background Due to a paucity of statistics from vital registration systems in developing
countries, the verbal autopsy (VA) approach has been used to obtain cause-specific …

Verbal autopsy (VA) methods are designed to collect cause-of-death information from
populations where many deaths occur outside of health facilities and where death …

Background Verbal autopsy is a pragmatic approach for generating cause-of-death data in
contexts without well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems. It has primarily …

Background Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable
alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more …

Verbal autopsy (VA) presents the opportunity to understand the disease burden in many low-
income countries where vital registration systems are underdeveloped and most deaths …

Reliable mortality data becomes necessary to realise the full functioning of national health
systems. Verbal autopsy (VA) is a viable tool to identify cause-of-death in Vietnam and has …

Introduction Causes of deaths often go unrecorded in lower income countries, yet this
information is critical. Verbal autopsy is a questionnaire interview with a family member or …

Background Verbal autopsy (VA) plays a vital role in providing cause-of-death information in
places where such information is not available. Many low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) …