Identifying and verifying causes of death in Turkey: National verbal autopsy survey

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dc.authoridyavuz colak, meric/0000-0002-0294-6874
dc.contributor.authorAkgun, S.
dc.contributor.authorColak, M.
dc.contributor.authorBakar, C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:04:06Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to identify the national, rural, and urban mortality rates, and to define the medical causes of death for the 0-28 days and 29 days-5 years age groups, as well as adult mortality in Turkey. Study design: A cross-sectional survey, which identified the causes of death using the verbal autopsy(VA) method, and a methodological study, which determined the validity of the verbal autopsy method was used in conjunction with each other. Methods: The verbal autopsy method, based on a representative sampling according to age and gender in Turkey, was used. A methodological study was additionally used, which determined the validity of the VA method. Results: The crude death rate calculated from the VA survey was 0.51% with rates of 0.60% in males, 0.42% in females, 0.48% in urban areas, and 0.56% in rural areas. Life expectancy at birth was 72.6 years for males and 77.2 years for females. The mean life expectancy at birth for both sexes together was 74.8 years. The VA form has a high degree of validity although no study or form can take the place of a records-based surveillance system with accurate information; the VA form is a useful tool for collecting data during certain periods or specific areas. However, healthcare providers must work towards establishing a well-designed, routine surveillance system in the long term. Conclusions: The mortality rates and life expectancies were consistent with other similar studies in the country and the Turkish VA method may be safely used to determine causes of death in countries with inadequate record and registry systems. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank; National Institute of Ageing of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) [PO1- G17625]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by a grant from the World Bank to the Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, to conduct the National Burden of Disease and Cost Effectiveness Project, 2001-04, and by the National Institute of Ageing of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH grant PO1- G17625).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.031
dc.identifier.endpage158
dc.identifier.issn0033-3506
dc.identifier.issn1476-5616
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid22284445
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84856576915
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage150
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.031
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/27550
dc.identifier.volume126
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000300233900011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherW B Saunders Co Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofPublic Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectMortality rates
dc.subjectVerbal autopsy survey
dc.subjectGlobal burden of disease
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.titleIdentifying and verifying causes of death in Turkey: National verbal autopsy survey
dc.typeArticle

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