Adapting the log quadratic model to estimate age- and cause-specific mortality among neonates.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Estimates for cause-specific mortality for neonates are generally available for all countries for neonates overall (0 to 28 days). However, cause-specific mortality is generally not being estimated at higher age resolution for neonates, despite evidence of heterogeneity in the causes of deaths during this period. We aimed to use the adapted log quadratic model in a setting where verbal autopsy was the primary means of determining cause of death.

Methods

We examined the timing and causes of death among a cohort of neonates in rural Nepal followed as part of the Nepal Oil Massage Study (NOMS). We adapted methods defined by Wilmoth et al (2012) and Guillot et al. (2022) to estimate age and cause-specific mortality among neonates. We used cross validation to estimat

SUBMITTER: Perin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11244816 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature