Telephonic verbal autopsies among adults in South Africa: a feasibility and acceptability pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This pilot study explores the feasibility and acceptability of using telephonic verbal autopsies (teleVAs) in South Africa to collect information on causes of death.

Design

Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of these telephonic interviews.

Setting

The teleVA pilot was conducted in South Africa's Western Cape province. The qualitative component also included two rural South African Population Research Infrastructure Network nodes (Africa Health Research Institute in KwaZulu-Natal and Agincourt in Mpumalanga), which had transitioned to teleVAs during COVID-19, allowing exploration of teleVA's feasibility in both urban and rural settings.

Participants

We recruited 229 respondents t

SUBMITTER: Sant Fruchtman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840908 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature