An improved method for physician-certified verbal autopsy reduces the rate of discrepancy: experiences in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NHDSS), Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Bagagnan Cheik (Author), Coulibaly Boubacar (Author), Sié Ali (Author), Niamba Louis (Author), Diboulo Eric (Author), Yé Maurice (Author), Dembélé Jonas (Author), Ramroth Heribert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Through application of the verbal autopsy (VA) approach, trained fieldworkers collect information about the probable cause of death (COD) by using a standardized questionnaire to interview family members who were present at the time of death. The phy...