Birth attendants as perinatal verbal autopsy respondents in low-and middle-income countries: a viable alternative?

• Автори: C Engmann (Автор), A Garces (Автор), I Jehan (Автор), J Ditekemena (Автор), M Phiri (Автор), V Thorsten (Автор), M Mazariegos (Автор), E Chomba (Автор), O Pasha (Автор), A Tshefu (Автор), D Wallace (Автор), EM McClure (Автор), RL Goldenberg (Автор), WA Carlo (Автор), LL Wright (Автор), C Bose (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: The World Health Organization.
• Предмети: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of using birth attendants instead of bereaved mothers as perinatal verbal autopsy respondents. METHODS: Verbal autopsy interviews for early neonatal deaths and stillbirths were conducted separately among mothers (reference standard) and birth attendants in 38 com...