Using verbal autopsies to estimate under-5 mortality at household level in a rural area of southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Doreen Nabukalu (Author), Moses Ntaro (Author), Mathias Seviiri (Author), Radhika Sundararajan (Author), Raquel Reyes (Author), Ross Boyce (Author), Edgar Mulogo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In rural Uganda, paediatric deaths that occur outside of health facilities often go unnoticed by the health system, and information on their magnitude and causes remains limited. We aimed to assess the causes of mortality of children younger than 5 years at household level in Bugoye subc...