Causes of death among persons of all ages within the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kenya, determined from verbal autopsies interpreted using the InterVA-4 model

Causes of death among persons of all ages within the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kenya, determined from verbal autopsies interpreted using the InterVA-4 model

Background: The vast majority of deaths in the Kilifi study area are not recorded through official systems of vital registration. As a result, few data are available regarding causes of death in this population. Objective: To describe the causes of death (CODs) among residents of all ages within the...

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Main Authors: Carolyne Ndila, Evasius Bauni, George Mochamah, Vysaul Nyirongo, Alex Makazi, Patrick Kosgei, Benjamin Tsofa, Gideon Nyutu, Anthony Etyang, Peter Byass, Thomas N. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
verbal autopsy
InterVA-4
cause-specific mortality fraction
Kenya
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25593/pdf_1

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