Pattern of all-causes and cause-specific mortality in an area with progressively declining malaria burden in Korogwe district, north-eastern Tanzania

Pattern of all-causes and cause-specific mortality in an area with progressively declining malaria burden in Korogwe district, north-eastern Tanzania

Abstract Background Although death records are useful for planning and monitoring health interventions, such information is limited in most developing countries. Verbal autopsy (VA) interviews are alternatively used to determine causes of death in places without or with incomplete hospital records....

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Main Authors: Daniel P. Challe, Mathias L. Kamugisha, Bruno P. Mmbando, Filbert Francis, Mercy G. Chiduo, Celine I. Mandara, Samuel Gesase, Omari Abdul, Martha M. Lemnge, Deus S. Ishengoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Pattern
All-causes
Cause-specific mortality
Declining
Malaria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2240-6

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