Exploring challenges and recommendations for verbal autopsy implementation in low-/middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of Iringa Region-Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Verbal autopsy (VA) plays a vital role in providing cause-of-death information in places where such information is not available. Many low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) including Tanzania are still struggling to yield quality and adequate cause-of-death data for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS).

Objective

To highlight challenges and recommendations for VA implementation to support LMICs yield quality and adequate mortality statistics for informed decisions on healthcare interventions.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Study setting

Iringa region in Tanzania.

Participants

41 people including 33 community health workers, 1 VA national coordinator, 5 national task force members, 1 VA regional coordinator and 1 member of the VA data m

SUBMITTER: Tunga M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729186 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature