Direct estimates of disability-adjusted life years lost due to stroke : a cross-sectional observational study in a demographic surveillance site in rural Gadchiroli, India.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To directly estimate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to stroke in rural Gadchiroli, India and measure the contribution of mortality and disability to total DALYs lost. DESIGN:Cross-sectional descriptive study using population census, vital registration and stroke prevalence data. SETTING:A demographic surveillance site of 86 villages in Gadchiroli, a rural district in Maharashtra, India. PARTICIPANTS:Population counts and mortality information were drawn from a census and vital registration system covering a population of approximately 94 154 individuals; stroke prevalence information was based on a door-to-door evaluation of all 45 053 individuals from 39 of the 86 villages in the surveillance site. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Years of life lost (YLL), years lived w

SUBMITTER: Sudharsanan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858195 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature