External injuries, trauma and avoidable deaths in Agincourt, South Africa: a retrospective observational and qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Injury burden is highest in low-income and middle-income countries. To reduce avoidable deaths, it is necessary to identify health system deficiencies preventing timely, quality care. We developed criteria to use verbal autopsy (VA) data to identify avoidable deaths and associated health system deficiencies.

Setting

Agincourt, a rural Bushbuckridge municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.

Participants

Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System and healthcare providers (HCPs) from local hospitals.

Methods

A literature review to explore definitions of avoidable deaths after trauma and barriers to access to care using the 'three delays framework' (seeking, reaching and receiving care) was performed. Based on these definitions, thi

SUBMITTER: Edem IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature