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A Metadata Driven Module for Managing and Interpreting HDSS Verbal Autopsy Datasets using Interva-4 Model [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The World Health Organisation provides a standardised survey-based questionnaire for collecting cause of death data. This standardised tool is undergoing iterative changes almost every 3 to 5 years resulting in the redesign of in-use re ...
Kouliga Kombassere, Gideon Nimako, I. Maré   +2 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Using HIV-attributable mortality to assess the impact of antiretroviral therapy on adult mortality in rural Tanzania [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background: The Tanzanian national HIV care and treatment programme has provided free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-positive persons since 2004.
Chifundo Kanjala, Denna Michael, Jim Todd, Emma Slaymaker, Clara Calvert, Raphael Isingo, Alison Wringe, Basia Zaba, Mark Urassa   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Ephedrine for Reducing Onset Time of Rocuronium in Elderly Patients: A Randomised Study. [PDF]

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
ABSTRACT Introduction Onset time of rocuronium is prolonged in elderly patients compared to younger patients. Ephedrine reduces onset time of rocuronium in younger adults, but in elderly patients, the effect of ephedrine on onset time of rocuronium has not been investigated.
Vested M, Hovind MF, Nielsen T, Wadland SS, Jensen MH, Slente AR, Madsen KPD, Skovmand K, Rosa F, Albrechtsen C, Rasmussen LS.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Validating hierarchical verbal autopsy expert algorithms in a large data set with known causes of death [PDF]

Journal of Global Health, 2016
Physician assessment historically has been the most common method of analyzing verbal autopsy (VA) data. Recently, the World Health Organization endorsed two automated methods, Tariff 2.0 and InterVA–4, which promise greater objectivity and lower cost.
Henry D Kalter, Jamie Perin, Robert E Black   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Computer assisted verbal autopsy: comparing large language models to physicians for assigning causes to 6939 deaths in Sierra Leone from 2019-2022. [PDF]

BMC Med
Background Verbal autopsies (VAs) collect information on deaths in low and middle-income countries occurring outside healthcare facilities to estimate causes of death (CODs) for use in epidemiological or planning studies.
Wen R, Assalif AT, Lee AS, Kamadod R, Behdinan A, Carshon-Marsh R, Meh C, Ng TKS, Brown P, Jha P, Ansumana R.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

When, Where, and Why Are Babies Dying? Neonatal Death Surveillance and Review in Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Better data on cause of, and factors contributing to, neonatal deaths are needed to improve interventions aimed at reducing neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries.Community surveillance to identify all neonatal deaths across four ...
Abdul Halim, Juan Emmanuel Dewez, Animesh Biswas, Fazlur Rahman, Sarah White, Nynke van den Broek   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Management of Moderate-to-Highly Exuding Chronic Leg Ulcers With Superabsorbent Wound Dressings Versus Foams Dressings in Polish Settings: An Early-Stage Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation. [PDF]

Int J Nurs Pract
ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic leg ulcers (CLUs) are complex wounds that often fail to heal within a reasonable timeframe, leading to prolonged morbidity, reduced quality of life and significant healthcare costs. The severity and exudate level of these wounds influence treatment choice and patient outcomes.
Veličković V, Serafin A, Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska B, Jawień A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mortality patterns over a 10-year period in Kibera, an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, 2009–2018

Global Health Action, 2023
Background Reliable mortality data are important for evaluating the impact of health interventions. However, data on mortality patterns among populations living in urban informal settlements are limited.
Clifford Oduor, Irene Omwenga, Alice Ouma, Robert Mutinda, Samwel Kiplangat, Ondari D. Mogeni, Leonard Cosmas, Allan Audi, George S. Odongo, David Obor, Robert Breiman, Joel Montgomery, George Agogo, Patrick Munywoki, Godfrey Bigogo, Jennifer R. Verani   +15 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) aims to reduce tuberculosis (TB) deaths by 95% by 2035; tracking progress requires accurate measurement of TB mortality.
Aaron S Karat, Mpho Tlali, Katherine L Fielding, Salome Charalambous, Violet N Chihota, Gavin J Churchyard, Yasmeen Hanifa, Suzanne Johnson, Kerrigan McCarthy, Neil A Martinson, Tanvier Omar, Kathleen Kahn, Daniel Chandramohan, Alison D Grant   +13 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Causes of death in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire, from 2009 to 2011 [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Current vital statistics from governmental institutions in Côte d'Ivoire are incomplete. This problem is particularly notable for remote rural areas that have limited access to the health system.
Siaka Koné, Thomas Fürst, Fabienne N. Jaeger, Emmanuel L. J. C. Esso, Nahoua Baïkoro, Kouamé A. Kouadio, Lukas G. Adiossan, Fabien Zouzou, Louis I. Boti, Marcel Tanner, Jürg Utzinger, Bassirou Bonfoh, Daouda Dao, Eliézer K. N'Goran   +13 more
doaj   +2 more sources