Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study
The study demonstrated the feasibility of using VA on a national scale, but immense challenges in identifying and recruiting next of kin highlight the importance of formalising VAs within the country's death notification system.
Authors
- O F Awotiwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4377-3997)
- Diane Morof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-5204)
- Noluntu Funani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7592-4019)
- Nadine Nannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1563-2401)
- Kathleen Kahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-3931)
- Debbie Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3588-2184)
- Tracy Gutuza
- Erin Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-1412)
- Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-0336)
- Nesbert Zinyakatira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-2450)
- Beatrice Nojilana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-9575)
- Monique Maqungo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6549-9397)
- Jessica Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4020-6850)
- Francois Bezuidenhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-0932)
- Chalapati Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9554-0581)
- Lorna J. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-7932)
- Ria Laubscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6669-9040)
- Carl Lombard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-6533)
- Jané Joubert
- Pamela Groenewald
- Mireille Cheyip
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Australian National University (AU)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- National Center for Health Statistics (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- United States Public Health Service (US)
- Geospace Research (United States) (US)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2399413
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.83
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medical Research Council
- Division of Research Capacity Development
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry