Estimating mortality from external causes using data from retrospective surveys: A validation study in Niakhar (Senegal)

Estimating mortality from external causes using data from retrospective surveys: A validation study in Niakhar (Senegal)

<b>Background</b>: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), data on causes of death is often inaccurate or incomplete. In this paper, we test whether adding a few questions about injuries and accidents to mortality questionnaires used in representative household surveys would yield a...

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Main Authors: Gilles Pison, Bruno Masquelier, Almamy Malick Kante, Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye, Laetitia Douillot, Géraldine Duthé, Cheikh Sokhna, Valérie Delaunay, Stéphane Helleringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2018-03-01
Series:Demographic Research
Subjects:
data quality
external causes of death
homicide
injuries
mortality
road traffic accidents
Senegal
suicide
Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol38/32/

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https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol38/32/

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