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Undertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background: The lack of adequate documentation of deaths, and particularly their cause, is often noted in African and Asian settings, but practical solutions for addressing the problem are not always clear.
Hagos Godefay, Atakelti Abrha, John Kinsman, Anna Myléus, Peter Byass   +4 more
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Maternal mortality decline in Zimbabwe, 2007/2008 to 2018/2019: findings from mortality surveys using civil registration, vital statistics and health system data

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1 target is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030. In the Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality strategy, a supplementary target
, Jenny Cresswell, Robert Pattinson, Gwendoline Kandawasvika, Aveneni Mangombe, Bernard Madzima, Thulani Magwali, Stephen Munjanja, Gwendoline Chimhini, Lennarth Nyström, Agnes Mahomva, Reuben Musarandega, Davidzoyashe Makosa, Rhoderick Machekano, Solwayo Ngwenya, Maxwell Chirehwa, Eunice Tahuringana, Margaret Nyandoro, Esther Ngaru, Tsitsi Magure, Nhamo Gona, Vongai Dondo, Ronald Mataya, Bothwell Guzha, Jonathan Kasule, Taurai Gunguwo, Sarah Manyame, Julius Chirengwa, Velda Mushangwe, Michael Nyakura, Gerald Madziyire, Sunhurai Mukwambo, McMillan Parirenyatwa, Lucia Gondongwe, Chipo Chimamise, Winston Chirombe, Grace Chaora, Enesia Ziki, Mercy Gaza, Chipo Gwanzura, Admire Chikutiro, Rumbidzai Makoni, Grant Murewanhema   +42 more
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Analysis of causes of death among brought-in-dead cases in a third-level Hospital in Lusaka, Republic of Zambia, using the tariff method 2.0 for verbal autopsy: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Over one third of deaths in Zambian health facilities involve someone who has already died before arrival (i.e., Brough in Dead), and in most BiD cases, the CoD have not been fully analyzed.
Yuta Yokobori, Jun Matsuura, Yasuo Sugiura, Charles Mutemba, Martin Nyahoda, Chomba Mwango, Lloyd Kazhumbula, Motoyuki Yuasa, Clarence Chiluba   +8 more
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Assessing mortality registration in Kerala: the MARANAM study

Genus, 2022
Complete or improving civil registration systems in sub-national areas in low- and middle-income countries provide several opportunities to better understand population health and its determinants.
Aashish Gupta, Sneha Sarah Mani
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Better data for better outcomes: the importance of process mapping and management in CRVS systems

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Despite attempts to apply standard methods proven to work in high-income nations, nearly all civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries are failing to achieve adequate levels of registration ...
Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Don de Savigny, Renee Sorchik, Khin Sandar Bo, John Hart, Viola Kwa, Xavier Ngomituje, Nicola Richards, Alan D. Lopez   +8 more
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Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Genus, 2022
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and legal identity systems have become increasingly recognized as catalytic both for inclusive development and for monitoring population dynamics spanning the entire life course.
Romesh Silva
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Strengthening Mortality Statistics for Health Programs in Malaysia: Lessons from the Field

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 2019
Reliable information on causes of death is essential for an evidence-based health policy. There is a challenge in ascertaining the cause for deaths occurring without medical attention.
Chalapati Rao, Mohammad Azahadi Omar, Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Nor Saleha Ibrahim Tamin   +3 more
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Reducing ignorance about who dies of what: research and innovation to strengthen CRVS systems

BMC Medicine, 2020
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) agenda offers a major impetus to consolidate and accelerate development in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. Strengthening CRVS systems is an SDG outcome in itself.
Alan D. Lopez, Deirdre McLaughlin, Nicola Richards   +2 more
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Establishment of a centralized civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) database in Pakistan: a healthcare perspective

Discover Public Health
A reliable civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system is crucial for public health, demographic analysis, and government planning. The United Nations defines a vital statistics system as encompassing legal registration, statistical reporting ...
Zainab Alvi, Ali Akram Qureshi, Waqas Danish, Luqman Munir   +3 more
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Evaluation of civil registration and vital statistics system in the Maldives: Focus on mortality statistics

Statistical Journal of the IAOS, 2020
An efficient Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system is a development imperative. Data on death registration and causes of death are important for measuring health outcomes. This paper evaluates the completeness and quality of data on death registration and causes of death (CoD) based on analysis of the registration records on death and ...
Usman, Sofoora Kawsar, Moosa, Sheena
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