A systematic review and synthesis of the strengths and limitations of measuring malaria mortality through verbal autopsy

Abstract Background Lack of valid and reliable data on malaria deaths continues to be a problem that plagues the global health community. To address this gap, the verbal autopsy (VA) method was developed to ascertain cause of death at the population level. Despite the adoption and wide use of VA, th...

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Main Authors: Samantha Herrera, Yeetey Enuameh, George Adjei, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Kwaku Poku Asante, Osman Sankoh, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Yazoume Yé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2071-x