Assessing adult mortality in HIV-1-afflicted Zimbabwe (1998 -2003)

Assessing adult mortality in HIV-1-afflicted Zimbabwe (1998 -2003)

OBJECTIVE: To compare alternative methods to vital registration systems for estimating adult mortality, and describe patterns of mortality in Manicaland, Zimbabwe, which has been severely affected by HIV. METHODS: We compared estimates of adult mortality from (1) a single question on household morta...

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Main Authors: Lopman Ben A, Barnabas Ruanne, Hallett Timothy B, Nyamukapa Constance, Mundandi Costa, Mushati Phyllis, Garnett Geoff P, Gregson Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Mortality
HIV infections/mortality
Censuses
Life tables
Cohort studies
Zimbabwe
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000300013

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