Validation of verbal autopsy methods using hospital medical records: a case study in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on causes of death (COD) is crucial for measuring the health outcomes of populations and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In many countries such as Vietnam where the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system is dysfunctional, information on vital events will continue to rely on verbal autopsy (VA) methods. This study assesses the validity of VA methods used in Vietnam, and provides recommendations on methods for implementing VA validation studies in Vietnam.

Methods

This validation study was conducted on a sample of 670 deaths from a recent VA study in Quang Ninh province. The study covered 116 cases from this sample, which met three inclusion criteria: a) the death occurred within 30 days of discharge after last hospital

SUBMITTER: Tran HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5960129 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature