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

• প্রধান লেখক: Lene Mikkelsen (Author), Sunil de Alwis (Author), Sridharan Sathasivam (Author), Vindya Kumarapeli (Author), Ajith Tennakoon (Author), Palitha Karunapema (Author), Kapila Jayaratne (Author), Rajitha Jayasuriya (Author), Saman Gamage (Author), Roshan Hewapathirana (Author), Rangana Wadugedara (Author), Manoj Dissanayake (Author), Chamika H. Senanayake (Author), Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh (Author), Deirdre McLaughlin (Author), Alan D. Lopez (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...