Validation study on assigning causes of death
4 April 2023
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Overview
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) is the ideal source for producing death data by cause. In case of an underperforming/absence of CRVS system, alternative method known as verbal autopsy (VA) has been used to collect information of the deceased, followed by cause of death assignment by a doctor (manual method) or a computer (automated method). This study provides useful information on the performance of manual and automated methods for cause of death assignment based on VA interviews. It also recommends the use of WHO VA tool in Indian settings for improving cause of death information system.WHO Team
India
Editors
World Health Organization. Country Office for India
Number of pages
66
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978-92-9021-026-9