Can verbal autopsies be used on a national scale? Key findings and lessons from South Africa's national cause-of-death validation study.
Monique MaqungoNadine NannanBeatrice NojilanaErin K NicholsDiane MorofMireille CheyipChalapati RaoCarl J LombardJessica PriceKathleen KahnLorna Jean MartinFrancois BezuidenhoutRia LaubscherChodziwadziwa Whiteson KabudulaTracy GlassOluwatoyin AwotiwonNesbert ZinyakatiraNoluntu FunaniJané D JoubertDebbie BradshawPamela GroenewaldPublished in: Global health action (2024)
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.