Main causes of death in Dande, Angola: results from Verbal Autopsies of deaths occurring during 2009-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in Bengo Province, Angola, covers nearly 65,500 residents living in approximately 19,800 households. This study aims to describe the main causes of deaths (CoD) occurred within the HDSS, from 2009 to 2012, and to explore associations between demographic or socioeconomic factors and broad mortality groups (Group I-Communicable diseases, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions; Group II-Non-communicable diseases; Group III-Injuries; IND-Indeterminate).

Methods

Verbal Autopsies (VA) were performed after death identification during routine HDSS visits. Associations between broad groups of CoD and sex, age, education, socioeconomic position, place of residence and place of death, were explored u

SUBMITTER: Rosario EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4973533 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature