Evaluating the InterVA model for determining AIDS mortality from verbal autopsies in the adult population of Addis Ababa.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of a verbal autopsy (VA) expert algorithm (the InterVA model) for diagnosing AIDS mortality against a reference standard from hospital records that include HIV serostatus information in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODS: Verbal autopsies were conducted for 193 ind...

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Main Authors: Tensou, B, Araya, T, Telake, D, Byass, P, Berhane, Y, Kebebew, T, Sanders, E, Reniers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010