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Evaluation of methods for assigning causes of death from verbal autopsies in India

Frontiers in Big Data, 2023
BackgroundPhysician-coded verbal autopsy (PCVA) is the most widely used method to determine causes of death (COD) in countries where medical certification of death is low.
Sudhir K. Benara, Saurabh Sharma, Atul Juneja, Saritha Nair, B. K. Gulati, Kh. Jitenkumar Singh, Lucky Singh, Ved Prakash Yadav, Chalapati Rao, M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao   +9 more
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Validity of verbal autopsy method to determine causes of death among adults in the urban setting of Ethiopia

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Verbal autopsy has been widely used to estimate causes of death in settings with inadequate vital registries, but little is known about its validity.
Misganaw Awoke, Mariam Damen Haile, Araya Tekebash, Aneneh Aderaw   +3 more
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Let's talk about death: data collection for verbal autopsies in a demographic and health surveillance site in Malaysia [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more administrative settings for data collection, verbal autopsies require significant involvement ...
Pascale A. Allotey, Daniel D. Reidpath, Natalie C. Evans, Nirmala Devarajan, Kanason Rajagobal, Ruhaida Bachok, Kridaraan Komahan   +6 more
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Simplified Symptom Pattern Method for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards

Population Health Metrics, 2011
Background Verbal autopsy can be a useful tool for generating cause of death data in data-sparse regions around the world. The Symptom Pattern (SP) Method is one promising approach to analyzing verbal autopsy data, but it has not been tested rigorously ...
Lozano Rafael, Freeman Michael K, Birnbaum Jeanette K, James Spencer L, Murray Christopher JL, Lopez Alan D   +5 more
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Analysis of Young Infant Deaths Using Verbal Autopsies and Accuracy of Verbal Autopsy Tool in Chennai, India

Indian Pediatrics, 2021
To identify medical and non-medical factors associated with young infant deaths using verbal autopsies and to evaluate the validity of state verbal autopsy tool in identifying medical causes.Descriptive study to report factors associated with young infant deaths, and diagnostic accuracy study of the verbal autopsy tool.Prematurity related illnesses ...
R Usha, Devi, S Mangala, Bharathi, J, Kumutha   +2 more
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Ascertaining cause of mortality among middle-aged and older persons using computer-coded and expert review verbal autopsies in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Global Health Action, 2020
Background Verbal autopsy is designed to ascertain causes of death that are not registered or certified. Verbal autopsy has been validated in multiple settings but has not been as widely evaluated for older populations as for younger age groups ...
Yuan S. Zhang, Peifeng Hu, John A. Strauss, Yaohui Zhao, Yafeng Wang, Eileen M. Crimmins   +5 more
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Performance of the Tariff Method: validation of a simple additive algorithm for analysis of verbal autopsies

Population Health Metrics, 2011
Background Verbal autopsies provide valuable information for studying mortality patterns in populations that lack reliable vital registration data.
Murray Christopher JL, Flaxman Abraham D, James Spencer L   +2 more
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Prospects for automated diagnosis of verbal autopsies [PDF]

BMC Medicine, 2014
Verbal autopsy is a method for assessing probable causes of death from lay reporting of signs, symptoms and circumstances by family members or caregivers of a deceased person. Several methods of automated diagnoses of causes of death from standardized verbal autopsy questionnaires have been developed recently (Inter-VA, Tariff, Random Forest and King ...
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Collecting verbal autopsies: improving and streamlining data collection processes using electronic tablets

Population Health Metrics, 2018
Background There is increasing interest in using verbal autopsy to produce nationally representative population-level estimates of causes of death. However, the burden of processing a large quantity of surveys collected with paper and pencil has been a ...
Abraham D. Flaxman, Andrea Stewart, Jonathan C. Joseph, Nurul Alam, Sayed Saidul Alam, Hafizur Chowdhury, Meghan D. Mooney, Rasika Rampatige, Hazel Remolador, Diozele Sanvictores, Peter T. Serina, Peter Kim Streatfield, Veronica Tallo, Christopher J. L. Murray, Bernardo Hernandez, Alan D. Lopez, Ian Douglas Riley   +16 more
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Ethical and cultural implications for conducting verbal autopsies in South and Southeast Asia: a qualitative study

BMJ Global Health, 2023
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 caregiver to elicit the symptoms and circumstances preceding a death and ...
Shaun K Morris, Yoel Lubell, Prabhat Jha, Rusheng Chew, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Rupam Tripura, Anne Osterrieder, Thomas J Peto, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Carlo Perrone, Aung Pyae Phyo, Aninda Sen, Koukeo Phommasone, Moul Vanna, Nipaphan Kanthawang, Jarntrah Sappayabanphot, Widi Yotyingaphiram, Jindaporn Wirachonphaophong, Nawrin Kabir, Sam Ol, Xaipasong Xaiyaphet, Ailatda Soulivong, Khambang Seevanhthong, Napat Khirikoekkong   +23 more
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