Comparison of causes of stillbirth and child deaths as determined by verbal autopsy and minimally invasive tissue sampling.

In resource-limited settings where vital registration and medical death certificates are unavailable or incomplete, verbal autopsy (VA) is often used to attribute causes of death (CoD) and prioritize resource allocation and interventions. We aimed to determine the CoD concordance between InterVA and...

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Main Authors: Nega Assefa, Anthony Scott, Lola Madrid, Merga Dheresa, Gezahegn Mengesha, Shabir Mahdi, Sana Mahtab, Ziyaad Dangor, Nellie Myburgh, Lesego Kamogelo Mothibi, Samba O Sow, Karen L Kotloff, Milagritos D Tapia, Uma U Onwuchekwa, Mahamane Djiteye, Rosauro Varo, Inacio Mandomando, Ariel Nhacolo, Charfudin Sacoor, Elisio Xerinda, Ikechukwu Ogbuanu, Solomon Samura, Babatunde Duduyemi, Alim Swaray-Deen, Abdulai Bah, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S Gurley, Mohammed Zahid Hossain, Afruna Rahman, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Bassat Quique, Portia Mutevedzi, Solveig A Cunningham, Dianna Blau, Cyndy Whitney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003065