A Verbal/Social Autopsy (VASA) child mortality inquiry to investigate under-five mortality determinants in slums of Karachi, Pakistan: A Mix Methods Interventional Study

A Verbal/Social Autopsy (VASA) child mortality inquiry to investigate under-five mortality determinants in slums of Karachi, Pakistan: A Mix Methods Interventional Study

Background: Pakistan stands along top ten countries responsible for two-third of global child mortality burden. To improve Child Mortality (CM) estimates in Pakistan, there is an exigent need to understand the in-depth reasoning behind mortalities. In Pakistan, the data on cause-of-death (CoD) for a...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Bilal Siddiqui, Chiu Wan Ng, Wah Yun Low, Shershah Syed, Sadaf Ahmed, Shamoon Noushad, Alvira Ali, Kisa Fatima, Maria Mirza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Advance Educational Institute & Research Centre 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research
Subjects:
child mortality
verbal autopsy
social autopsy
biological cause of death
Online Access:http://aeirc-edu.com/ojs14/index.php/IJEHSR/article/view/134/300

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