Let's talk about death: data collection for verbal autopsies in a demographic and health surveillance site in Malaysia
| Autor: | Nirmala Devarajan, Natalie Evans, Ruhaida Bachok, Daniel D. Reidpath, Pascale Allotey, Kanason Rajagobal, Kridaraan Komahan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Public and occupational health, EMGO - Quality of care |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Social stigma verbal autopsy Population Social Stigma Pilot Projects World Health Organization cause of death health and demographic surveillance SEACO Residence Characteristics Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Family Interpersonal Relations education beliefs customs bereavement education.field_of_study Data collection Cultural Characteristics business.industry Health Policy Debriefing lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Data Collection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Malaysia Public Health Global Health Population Health Medical Anthropology lcsh:RA1-1270 Focus Groups Verbal autopsy Focus group Socioeconomic Factors Data quality Family medicine Preparedness Population Surveillance RA421-790.95 Original Article Autopsy business |
| Zdroj: | Allotey, P A, Reidpath, D D, Evans, N C, Devarajan, N, Rajagobal, K, Bachok, R & Komahan, K 2015, ' Let's talk about death: data collection for verbal autopsies in a demographic and health surveillance site in Malaysia ', Global Health Action, vol. 8 . https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.28219 Global Health Action, 8. Taylor and Francis Ltd. Global Health Action Global Health Action, Vol 8, Iss 0, Pp 1-8 (2015) Global Health Action; Vol 8 (2015): incl Supplements |
| ISSN: | 1654-9880 1654-9716 |
| DOI: | 10.3402/gha.v8.28219 |
| Popis: | Background : Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more administrative settings for data collection, verbal autopsies require significant involvement of families and communities, which introduces important social and cultural considerations. However, there is very little clear guidance about the methodological issues in data collection. The objectives of this case study were: to explore the range of bereavement rituals within the multi-ethnic, multi-faith population of the district; to investigate the preparedness of communities to talk about death; to describe the verbal autopsy process; to assess the effects of collecting verbal autopsy data on data collectors; and to determine the most accurate sources of information about deaths in the community. Methods : A case study approach was used, using focus group discussions, indepth interviews and field notes. Thematic analyses were undertaken using NVivo. Results : Consideration of cultural bereavement practices is importance to acceptance and response rates to verbal autopsies. They are also important to the timing of verbal autopsy interviews. Well trained data collectors, regardless of health qualifications are able to collect good quality data, but debriefing is important to their health and well being. This article contributes to guidance on the data collection procedures for verbal autopsies within community settings. Keywords : verbal autopsy; cause of death; SEACO; health and demographic surveillance; beliefs; customs; bereavement (Published: 1 July 2015) Citation: Glob Health Action 2015, 8 : 28219 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.28219 |
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