Feasibility of using a World Health Organization-standard methodology for Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) to report leading causes of death in Zambia: results of a pilot in four provinces, 2010

Feasibility of using a World Health Organization-standard methodology for Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) to report leading causes of death in Zambia: results of a pilot in four provinces, 2010

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Verbal autopsy (VA) can be used to describe leading causes of death in countries like Zambia where vital events registration does not produce usable data. The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of using verbal au...

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Main Authors: Potter Dara, Sikanyiti Palver, Conkling Martha, Mswia Robert, Kamocha Stanley, Mudenda Sheila S, Mayaka William C, Marx Melissa A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
cause of death
cause-specific mortality
mortality
verbal autopsy
Zambia
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/40

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