Telephonic verbal autopsies among adults in South Africa: a feasibility and acceptability pilot study
The study offers valuable insights into using teleVAs to gather cause of death information in resource-limited settings. It highlights the feasibility and acceptability of teleVAs while emphasising the need for comprehensive planning, integration with the civil registration and vital statistics system and community participation enhancement.
Authors
- Diane Morof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-5204)
- Kathleen Kahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-3931)
- Debbie Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3588-2184)
- Erna Morden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-5065)
- Tracy Gutuza
- Daniel Cobos Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5920-1304)
- Carmen Sant Fruchtman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-3515)
- Nesbert Zinyakatira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-2450)
- Kobus Herbst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-9386)
- Anita Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-1260)
- I Neethling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4995)
- Sizzy Ngobeni
- Pamela Groenewald
- Xolani Ngwenya
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090708
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Wellcome Trust
- Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention