Cross-Sectional Survey Methods to Assess Retrospectively Mortality in Humanitarian Emergencies

• 2009

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• Lisa Cairns; Bradley Woodruff; Mark Myatt; Linda Bartlett; Howard Goldberg; Les Roberts
PMID: 19500327DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01085.x

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This article discusses the importance of evaluating mortality rates and causes in populations, especially in humanitarian emergencies where complete vital statistics reporting may be lacking. It highlights using cross-sectional survey methods to assess crude, age-specific, and maternal mortality, focusing on techniques suitable for humanitarian crises. Methods such as household censuses for crude and age-specific mortality, as well as modified prior birth history surveys for under-five mortality, are explored. The article also addresses how maternal mortality can be evaluated by identifying maternal deaths and investigating the causes.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundle: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Altruism; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data Collection; Disaster Planning; Maternal Mortality; Mortality; Relief Work; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Emergencies; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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