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Verbal autopsy in health policy and systems: a literature review [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2018
Introduction Estimates suggest that one in two deaths go unrecorded globally every year in terms of medical causes, with the majority occurring in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This can be related to low investment in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems.
Lisa-Marie Thomas, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Dina Balabanova   +2 more
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Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge, Practices, and Microbial Hazards in Street‐Vended Foods: A Case Study From Jashore Town, Bangladesh

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study reveals gaps between food safety knowledge and practices among street food vendors in Jashore, Bangladesh, linking poor handling to microbial hazards and antibiotic‐resistant strains. Findings highlight the urgent need for targeted education and training to improve public health outcomes.
Saifullah, Aindrila Rahman, Chhanda Kana Roy, Selena Akter, Susmita Roy Chowdhury, Biplab Kumar Dash   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis.
Alam, N, Ashebir, Y, Attaa-Pomaa, M, Azongo, D, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chihana, M, Collinson, MA, Crampin, A, Diboulo, E, Emina, JB, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khaggayi, C, Khan, WA, Kone, S, Lankoandé, B, Manyeh, AK, Melaku, YA, Millogo, R, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Niamba, L, Nyaguara, A, Obor, D, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Oti, S, Patil, R, Rai, SK, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Soura, AB, Streatfield, PK, Utzinger, J, Wagner, R, Wahab, A, Wak, G, Wamukoya, M, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Wontuo, P   +54 more
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Chatting Towards Inclusivity: A Digital Approach to Inclusion Action Plans and Leader Development

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inclusion is a cornerstone of success for organizations and society, yet inclusion is not guaranteed. Building on inclusive leadership research and relational models theory, we argue that inclusion cannot manifest without systematic effort and planning by leaders.
Vindhya Singh, Jessi Mariah Rivin, H. Phoenix van Wagoner, Ksenia Keplinger, Jay Barbuto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated approach to processing WHO-2016 verbal autopsy data: the InterVA-5 model

BMC Medicine, 2019
Background Verbal autopsy is an increasingly important methodology for assigning causes to otherwise uncertified deaths, which amount to around 50% of global mortality and cause much uncertainty for health planning.
Peter Byass, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Samuel Clark, Justine Davies, Edward Fottrell, Jon Bird, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Linus Schiöler, Max Petzold   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moving from medical to health systems classifications of deaths : extending verbal autopsy to collect information on the circumstances of mortality [PDF]

, 2016
Acknowledgements The authors would also like to acknowledge the field staff at the MRC, SA/Wits Agincourt Unit, particularly Sizzy Ngobeni. The authors also acknowledge Drs Malin Eriksson and Edward Fottrell at Umeå Centre for Global Health Research ...
Byass, Peter, D'Ambruoso, Lucia, Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier, Kahn, Kathleen, Spies, Barry, Tollman, Stephen, Twine, Rhian, Van Der Merwe, Maria, Wagner, Ryan G.   +8 more
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Synergism of verbal autopsy and diagnostic pathology autopsy for improved accuracy of mortality data [PDF]

Population Health Metrics, 2011
Commentary This series provides an important opportunity to consider how diagnostic pathology autopsy could be used in conjunction with verbal autopsy to provide more accurate cause of death and mortality data in all countries, and specifically in those countries with inadequate or nonexistent death registrations systems.
Murray Jill, Fligner Corinne L, Roberts Drucilla J   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Role of Adolescent Mentalizing and Parental Reflective Functioning for Adolescents' Peer Relationships

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Given the crucial role peer relationships play for the well‐being of adolescents, it is important to understand the factors that support adolescents' ability to form positive relationships with peers. Within early childhood, both children's mentalizing and parents' ability to reason about their children's mental states relate to ...
Charlotte Aitken, Kate Van Kessel, Elizabeth S. Nilsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative study of machine learning methods for verbal autopsy text classification [PDF]

, 2013
A Verbal Autopsy is the record of an interview about the circumstances of an uncertified death. In developing countries, if a death occurs away from health facilities, a field-worker interviews a relative of the deceased about the circumstances of the ...
Atwell, ES, Danso, SO, Johnson, O
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Coping Practices of Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources.
Lukas R. G. Fitz, Jochen Scheeg
wiley   +1 more source