The ethical implications of verbal autopsy: responding to emotional and moral distress

Abstract Background Verbal autopsy is a pragmatic approach for generating cause-of-death data in contexts without well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems. It has primarily been conducted in health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) in Africa and Asia. Although signi...

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Main Authors: Alex Hinga, Vicki Marsh, Amek Nyaguara, Marylene Wamukoya, Sassy Molyneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00683-7