A new method for estimating recent adult mortality from summary sibling histories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low- and middle-income countries with limited death registration statistics, adult mortality rates are commonly estimated through sibling survival histories (SSH). In full SSH, respondents are asked about either the age, or the age and time of death, of each of their siblings in turn. Full SSH allow direct mortality estimation but can be time-consuming to collect. In this study, we introduce a new indirect estimation method using summary SSH, requiring only a limited set of questions to produce recent mortality estimates.

Methods

We developed a set of 192 microsimulations representing a wide range of fertility and mortality patterns, and reconstructed summary SSH within these simulations as if they had been collected from adults aged 15-49. For each age group o

SUBMITTER: Masquelier B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11555974 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature