Validation of malaria-attributed deaths using verbal autopsy studies: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria contributes substantially to the persistent burden of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate and comprehensive malaria mortality data are crucial to monitor the progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality. Verbal Autopsy (VA) ascertains the cause of death despite its limitations leading to misclassification errors. Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) is being conducted in some settings as an alternative to Complete Diagnostic Autopsy (CDA). The present study examines the validity of malaria-related deaths comparing VA diagnoses with those obtained through MITS and/or CDA.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search for original studies in English language using Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, CINAHL via EBSCO, Scopus, The Cochrane Library via

SUBMITTER: Carshon-Marsh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264987 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature