Zambia Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) Data 2010
General Info
Provider
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2010 - December, 2010
Data type
Vital registration:
Sample registration - Verbal autopsy
Summary
In the pilot phase of this program, SAVVY data were collected from four provinces: Central, Luapula, Lusaka, and Southern. After a baseline census identified deaths that occurred in 2009 and 2010, verbal autopsies were performed. Interviewers used a modified WHO VA questionnaire, and physicians coded causes of death, using ICD-10 guidelines. A total of 1,056 deaths were analyzed in this study.
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Suggested citation
Central Statistical Office (Zambia). Zambia Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) Data 2010.