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Published in: Population Health Metrics 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Commentary

Opportunities and challenges for verbal autopsy in the national Death Registration System in Sri Lanka: past and future

Authors: Samath D Dharmaratne, Rajitha L Jayasuriya, Buddhipani Y Perera, EM Gunesekera, A Sathasivayyar

Published in: Population Health Metrics | Issue 1/2011

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Analyses of cause of death (COD) statistics are fundamental for monitoring the health situation of populations and for planning suitable interventions. The accuracy of national COD statistics is important for reliably prioritizing health problems in order to decide upon interventions and for resource allocation. The completeness of registration in the Death Registration System (DRS), which is a major component of the Civil Registration System (CRS) of Sri Lanka, is above 90% [1]. However, the quality of COD statistics are deficient, with 30% of deaths categorized as being due to "signs, symptoms, and ill-defined causes" [2]. Deaths coded to these categories are of little use for decision-making. There is considerable potential for verbal autopsy to complement the DRS to improve the quality of COD statistics in Sri Lanka [3]. …
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Fonseka WAAP: A study in the quality and coverage of death registration in a district of Sri Lanka. MD Thesis, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; 1996.
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World Health Organization: Verbal Autopsy Standards: ascertaining and attributing cause of death. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2007.
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Banduthillake C: Epidemiology of maternal mortality in Sri Lanka. Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; 1997.
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Title
Opportunities and challenges for verbal autopsy in the national Death Registration System in Sri Lanka: past and future
Authors
Samath D Dharmaratne
Rajitha L Jayasuriya
Buddhipani Y Perera
EM Gunesekera
A Sathasivayyar
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Population Health Metrics / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1478-7954
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-9-21

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