Causes of death in two rural demographic surveillance sites in Bangladesh, 2004-2010: automated coding of verbal autopsies using InterVA-4.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Population-based information on causes of death (CoD) by age, sex, and area is critical for countries with limited resources to identify and address key public health issues. This study analysed the demographic surveillance and verbal autopsy (VA) data to estimate age- and sex-specific mortality rates and cause-specific mortality fractions in two well-defined rural populations within the demographic surveillance system in Abhoynagar and Mirsarai subdistricts, located in different climatic zones.

Design

During 2004-2010, the sample demographic surveillance system registered 1,384 deaths in Abhoynagar and 1,847 deaths in Mirsarai. Trained interviewers interviewed the main caretaker of the deceased with standard VA questionnaires to record signs and symptoms of diseas

SUBMITTER: Alam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4220132 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature