Value of Verbal Autopsy in a Fragile Setting: Reported versus Estimated Community Deaths Associated with COVID-19, Banadir, Somalia

Value of Verbal Autopsy in a Fragile Setting: Reported versus Estimated Community Deaths Associated with COVID-19, Banadir, Somalia

Background: Accurate mortality data associated with infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are often unavailable in countries with fragile health systems such as Somalia. We compared officially reported COVID-19 deaths in Somalia with COVID-19 deaths estimated using verbal a...

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Main Authors: Tahlil Abdi Afrah, Lilly M. Nyagah, Asma Swaleh Ali, Mary Karanja, Hassan W. Nor, Solomon Abera, Ali Sh Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Yusuf Guled, Mohamed Mohamud Hassan Biday, Majdouline Obtel, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
COVID-19
mortality
cause of death
verbal autopsy
Somalia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/2/328

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