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
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 physician-certified VA (PCVA), an independent review...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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4 August 2011
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Population health metrics
Year: 2011, Volume: 9, Pages: 1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1478-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1478-7954-9-34 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-9-34
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| Author Notes: | Maurice Yé, Eric Diboulo, Louis Niamba, Ali Sié, Boubacar Coulibaly, Cheik Bagagnan, Jonas Dembélé and Heribert Ramroth |
| Summary: | 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 physician-certified VA (PCVA), an independent review of this questionnaire data by up to three physicians trained in VA coding, is currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is widely used in the INDEPTH Network. Even given its appropriateness in these contexts, a large percentage of causes of death assigned by VAs remains undetermined. As physicians often do not agree upon a final COD classification, there remains substantial room to improve the standard VA method, potentially leading to a reduction in physician discordance in COD coding. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 12.12.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1478-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1478-7954-9-34 |