Cardiovascular disease mortality based on verbal autopsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a systematic review of verbal autopsy studies in low- and middle-income countries to estimate the fraction of deaths due to cardiovascular disease.

Method

We searched MEDLINE®, Embase® and Scopus databases for verbal autopsy studies in low- and middle-income countries that reported deaths from cardiovascular disease. Two reviewers screened the studies, extracted data and assessed study quality. We calculated cause-specific mortality fractions for cardiovascular disease for each study, both overall and according to age, sex, geographical location and type of cardiovascular disease.

Findings

We identified 42 studies for inclusion in the review. Overall, the cardiovascular disease cause-specific mortality fractions for people aged 15 years and above

SUBMITTER: Acharya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10452938 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature