Verbal autopsy: An analysis of the common causes of childhood death in the Barekese sub-district of Ghana

he availability of mortality data for any society plays an essential role in health monitoring and evaluation, as well as in the design of health interventions. However, most resource-poor countries such as Ghana have no reliable vital registration system. In these instances, verbal autopsy (VA) may...

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Published in:Journal of Public Health in Africa
Main Authors: Stephen Manortey, Adrienne Carey, Daniel Ansong, Ryan Harvey, Brian Good, Joseph Boaheng, Benjamin Crookston, Ty Dickerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-09-01
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Online Access:https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/1117