The quality and diagnostic value of open narratives in verbal autopsy: a mixed-methods analysis of partnered interviews from Malawi

The quality and diagnostic value of open narratives in verbal autopsy: a mixed-methods analysis of partnered interviews from Malawi

Abstract Background Verbal autopsy (VA), the process of interviewing a deceased’s family or caregiver about signs and symptoms leading up to death, employs tools that ask a series of closed questions and can include an open narrative where respondents give an unprompted account of events preceding d...

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Main Authors: C. King, C. Zamawe, M. Banda, N. Bar-Zeev, J. Beard, J. Bird, A. Costello, P. Kazembe, D. Osrin, E. Fottrell, for the VacSurv Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Verbal autopsy
Open narrative
Closed questions
Bias
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0115-5

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