Improving the Policy Utility of Cause of Death Statistics in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation of Causes of Out-of-Hospital Deaths Using Automated Verbal Autopsy Methods

Improving the Policy Utility of Cause of Death Statistics in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation of Causes of Out-of-Hospital Deaths Using Automated Verbal Autopsy Methods

Background: Setting public health policies and effectively monitoring the impact of health interventions requires accurate, timely and complete cause of death (CoD) data for populations. In Sri Lanka, almost half of all deaths occur outside hospitals, with questionable diagnostic accuracy, thus limi...

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Main Authors: Lene Mikkelsen, Sunil de Alwis, Sridharan Sathasivam, Vindya Kumarapeli, Ajith Tennakoon, Palitha Karunapema, Kapila Jayaratne, Rajitha Jayasuriya, Saman Gamage, Roshan Hewapathirana, Rangana Wadugedara, Manoj Dissanayake, Chamika H. Senanayake, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
verbal autopsy
SmartVA
causes of death
Sri Lanka
out-of-hospital deaths
home deaths
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.591237/full

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