Performance evaluation of machine learning and Computer Coded Verbal Autopsy (CCVA) algorithms for cause of death determination: A comparative analysis of data from rural South Africa [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Computer Coded Verbal Autopsy (CCVA) algorithms are commonly used to determine the cause of death (CoD) from questionnaire responses extracted from verbal autopsies (VAs).
M. Mapundu +4 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Verbal Autopsy Methods with Multiple Causes of Death [PDF]
Statistical Science, 2008 Verbal autopsy procedures are widely used for estimating cause-specific mortality in areas without medical death certification. Data on symptoms reported by caregivers along with the cause of death are collected from a medical facility, and the cause-of ...
King, Gary, Lu, Ying
core +6 more sources
Trends and causes of adult mortality from 2007 to 2017 using verbal autopsy method, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives We aim to analyse the trends and causes of mortality among adults in Addis Ababa. Setting This analysis was conducted using verbal autopsy data from the Addis Ababa Mortality Surveillance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
E. Fenta +3 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Validation of verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining the causes of stillbirth [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Objective: To assess performance of the WHO revised verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining the causes of still birth in comparison with reference standard cause of death ascertained by standardized clinical and supportive data.Methods: All stillbirths at a
Ahmed, Imran +12 more
core +10 more sources
Comparing verbal autopsy cause of death findings as determined by physician coding and probabilistic modelling: a public health analysis of 54 000 deaths in Africa and Asia. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Coverage of civil registration and vital statistics varies globally, with most deaths in Africa and Asia remaining either unregistered or registered without cause of death. One important constraint has been a lack of fit-for-purpose tools for
Chodziwadziwa Kabudula +15 more
core +4 more sources
A Semantic-Based Framework for Verbal Autopsy to Identify the Cause of Maternal Death [PDF]
Applied Clinical Informatics, 2021 Objective Verbal autopsy is a technique used to collect information about a decedent from his/her family members using questionnaires, conducting interviews, making observations, and sampling. In substantial parts of the world, particularly in Africa and
M. I. A. Durrani +4 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Time-critical conditions: assessment of burden and access to care using verbal autopsy in Agincourt, South Africa [PDF]
BMJ Global Health, 2020 Background Time-critical conditions (TCC) are estimated to cause substantial mortality in low and middle-income countries. However, quantification of deaths and identification of contributing factors to those deaths are challenging in settings with poor ...
Andrew Fraser +6 more
semanticscholar +2 more sources
Literature review of verbal autopsy [PDF]
Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia, 2020 An sudden death is a case that occurs without prior health complaints, so that its cause cannot be identified. On a death certificate, a doctor needs to state a cause of death, so an autopsy is usually required to confirm the cause of the sudden death ...
Eriliana Aryanti +2 more
semanticscholar +4 more sources
Designing verbal autopsy studies [PDF]
Population Health Metrics, 2010 Verbal autopsy analyses are widely used for estimating cause-specific mortality rates (CSMR) in the vast majority of the world without high-quality medical death registration. Verbal autopsies -- survey interviews with the caretakers of imminent decedents -- stand in for medical examinations or physical autopsies, which are infeasible or culturally ...
Gary King, Ying Lu, Kenji Shibuya
openalex +7 more sources
Development of the Verbal Autopsy Instrument for COVID-19 (VAIC) [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021 Improving accuracy of identification of COVID-19-related deaths is essential to public health surveillance and research. The verbal autopsy, an established strategy involving an interview with a decedent’s caregiver or witness using a semi-structured ...
T. Rosen +13 more
semanticscholar +4 more sources