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    The WHO 2016 verbal autopsy instrument: An international standard suitable for automated analysis by InterVA, InSilicoVA, and Tariff 2.0

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    Nichols, EK; Byass, P; Chandramohan, D; Clark, SJ; Flaxman, AD; Jakob, R; Leitao, J; Maire, N; Rao, C; Riley, I; ...
    Date
    2018-01-01
    Source Title
    PLoS Medicine
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    PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
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    Riley, Ian
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    Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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    Journal Article
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    Nichols, E. K., Byass, P., Chandramohan, D., Clark, S. J., Flaxman, A. D., Jakob, R., Leitao, J., Maire, N., Rao, C., Riley, I. & Setel, P. W. (2018). The WHO 2016 verbal autopsy instrument: An international standard suitable for automated analysis by InterVA, InSilicoVA, and Tariff 2.0. PLOS MEDICINE, 15 (1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002486.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/256030
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pmed.1002486
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a practical method for determining probable causes of death at the population level in places where systems for medical certification of cause of death are weak. VA methods suitable for use in routine settings, such as civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, have developed rapidly in the last decade. These developments have been part of a growing global momentum to strengthen CRVS systems in low-income countries. With this momentum have come pressure for continued research and development of VA methods and the need for a single standard VA instrument on which multiple automated diagnostic methods can be developed. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In 2016, partners harmonized a WHO VA standard instrument that fully incorporates the indicators necessary to run currently available automated diagnostic algorithms. The WHO 2016 VA instrument, together with validated approaches to analyzing VA data, offers countries solutions to improving information about patterns of cause-specific mortality. This VA instrument offers the opportunity to harmonize the automated diagnostic algorithms in the future. CONCLUSIONS: Despite all improvements in design and technology, VA is only recommended where medical certification of cause of death is not possible. The method can nevertheless provide sufficient information to guide public health priorities in communities in which physician certification of deaths is largely unavailable. The WHO 2016 VA instrument, together with validated approaches to analyzing VA data, offers countries solutions to improving information about patterns of cause-specific mortality.

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