Performance of InterVA for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards
Authors:
- the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC)T(the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC)
- Rafael LozanoRLRafael Lozano
- Michael K FreemanMFMichael K Freeman
- Spencer L JamesSJSpencer L James
- Benjamin CampbellBCBenjamin Campbell
- Alan D LopezALAlan D Lopez
- Abraham D FlaxmanAFAbraham D Flaxman
- Christopher Jl MurrayCMChristopher Jl Murray
Open Access
- 5 August 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Population Health Metrics
- Vol. 9 (1) , 50
Abstract
InterVA is a widely disseminated tool for cause of death attribution using information from verbal autopsies. Several studies have attempted to validate the concordance and accuracy of the tool, but the main limitation of these studies is that they compare cause of death as ascertained through hospital record review or hospital discharge diagnosis with the results of InterVA. This study provides a unique opportunity to assess the performance of InterVA compared to physician-certified verbal autopsies (PCVA) and alternative automated methods for analysis.Keywords
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