An improved method for physician-certified verbal autopsy reduces the rate of discrepancy: experiences in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NHDSS), Burkina Faso

An improved method for physician-certified verbal autopsy reduces the rate of discrepancy: experiences in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NHDSS), Burkina Faso

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Through application of the verbal autopsy (VA) approach, trained fieldworkers collect information about the probable cause of death (COD) by using a standardized questionnaire to interview family members who were present at the time of death. The phy...

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Main Authors: Bagagnan Cheik, Coulibaly Boubacar, Sié Ali, Niamba Louis, Diboulo Eric, Yé Maurice, Dembélé Jonas, Ramroth Heribert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Verbal autopsy
cause of death
discrepancy
concordance
Nouna
Burkina Faso
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/34

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