Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study

Monique Maqungo; Nadine Nannan; Beatrice Nojilana; Erin Nichols; Diane Morof; Mireille Cheyip; Chalapati Rao; Carl Lombard; Jessica Price; Kathleen Kahn; Lorna J. Martin; Francois Bezuidenhout; Ria Laubscher; Chodziwadziwa Kabudula; Tracy Gutuza; O F Awotiwon; Nesbert Zinyakatira; Noluntu Funani; Jané Joubert; Debbie Bradshaw; Pamela Groenewald

doi:10.1080/16549716.2024.2399413

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Verbal autopsy (VA), though imperfect, serves as a vital tool to determine cause-of-death, particularly for out-of-facility deaths, but challenges persist in integrating VA into Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems.

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Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study

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Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study

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