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Uganda Child Verbal Autopsy Study 2007

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Uganda Child Mortality Survey 2007
Provider 
Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Uganda (UGA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
03/2007 - 04/2007
Series or system 
Child Verbal Autopsy Study (CVAS)
DHS Program Surveys
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Longitudinal
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The 2007 Uganda Child Verbal Autopsy Study (UCVAS) was carried out by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Participants were selected from mothers who were interviewed previously in the 2006 Uganda DHS and reported the death of a child in the three years preceeding that survey.

Keywords 
Animal injuries, Birth weight, Blood transfusions, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Burns, Caesarean section, Causes of death, Child health care, Child mortality, Childhood sexual violence, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Cough, Death certificates, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Drownings, Epilepsy, Falls, Fever, Gestational age, HIV and AIDS, Headache, Heart disease, Hospitals, Household deaths, Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, ICD-10, Infant care, Infant mortality, Infants, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Live births, Maternal care, Maternal conditions, Maternal health, Measles vaccines, Multiple births, Neonatal conditions, Neonatal jaundice, Oral rehydration therapy, Parental survival, Pharmacies, Place of death, Place of delivery, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Preterm birth, Private health facilities, Public health facilities, Road traffic injuries, Seizures, Sickle cell disorders, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Surgical procedures, Symptoms, Syphilis, Tetanus, Traditional medicine, Tuberculosis, Verbal autopsy, Vision loss, Vomiting
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 23, 2023