Estimating cause of adult (15+ years) death using InterVA-4 in a rural district of southern Ghana

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Awini (Author), Doris Sarpong (Author), Alexander Adjei (Author), Alfred Kwesi Manyeh (Author), Alberta Amu (Author), Patricia Akweongo (Author), Philip Adongo (Author), Vida Kukula (Author), Gabriel Odonkor (Author), Solomon Narh (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Data needed to estimate causes of death and the pattern of these deaths are scarce in sub-Saharan Africa. Such data are very important for targeting, monitoring, and evaluating health interventions. Objective: To estimate the mortality rate and determine causes of death among adults (age...