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January 22, 2026Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic MedicineOpen Access

Quality of the Death Certificates of Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Time to Adopt the Internationally Recommended Form

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NBNatnael Getu BekeleBLBelayneh LulsegedYWYoseph Worku

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Overview

A retrospective review evaluates death certificate quality in Addis Ababa, suggesting standardized formats are needed.

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess the quality of death certificates issued in two hospitals in Addis Ababa.
  • Retrospective review of 595 death certificates from two hospitals
  • Standardized evaluation tool from the University of Melbourne was used
  • Focus on identifying common errors in the certificates
  • All death certificates reviewed contained errors
  • 100% omission of time interval between symptom onset and death
  • 72.8% had ill-defined underlying causes of death
  • Neither hospital used the internationally recommended format for death certificates

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Bekele et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6971bdec642b1836717e29dbhttps://doi.org/10.1177/09710973251412499
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