Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods |
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| Authors: | Warangkana Polprasert Chalapati Rao Timothy Adair Junya Pattaraarchachai Yawarat Porapakkham Alan D Lopez |
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| Affiliation: | (1) School of Health Sciences, Thummathirat Open University, Bangkok, Thailand;(2) School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;(3) Department of Community Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand;(4) Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand;(5) Health Information Systems Knowledge Hub, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Background Ascertainment of cause for deaths that occur in the absence of medical attention is a significant problem in many countries, including Thailand, where more than 50% of such deaths are registered with ill-defined causes. Routine implementation of standardized, rigorous verbal autopsy methods is a potential solution. This paper reports findings from field research conducted to develop, test, and validate the use of verbal autopsy (VA) methods in Thailand. |
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