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VA Verbal Autopsy Cause of Death

Malawi, 2004 - 2019
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MWI-MEIRU-VACOD-2001-v1
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Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
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Karonga HDSS
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Variable Groups

Data file: lvd_vasympnm

Additional Verbal Autopsy symptoms table for pregnant or post partum females and anyone under 5.
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lvd_vasympnm links to the other MEIRU database table(s) using keys as indicated below in the form tablename key
lvd_vasymp ident

Cases: 2268
Variables: 81

Variables

version
FormVersion
origid
Orignal identifier in Karonga
ident
Main unique identifier in Karonga
vmthspreg
Months pregnant
vdeldthdur
Days after delivery
vdiedlab
Died during labour -3090 died_lab
vbreastfd
Breast feeding at death -3120 breast_fd
vtotalbrth
Total birth exc this one
vcsprev
Previous c-section -3060 cs_prev
vpcd
Previous complicate del
vmultipreg
Mulitple pregnancy -3070 multip
vbprpreg
Hypertension during preg -3220 bpr_preg
vdischsm
Vaginal discharge during preg -3310 disch_sm
vfitpreg
Fits in 3rd trimester -3230 fit_preg
vvisblpreg
Blurred vision 3rd trim -3240 vis_bl
vmbcond
Baby status
vbleedpreg
Excessive bleed during/after preg -3250 bleed
verlypregbld
Bleeding 1 or 2 trimester -3260 e_bleed
vlatepregbld
Bleeding 3rd trimester -3270 s_bleed
vdelbld
Bleeding during labour -3280 d_bleed
vdelblafter
Bleeding after delivery -3290 p_bleed
vplacentr
Placenta delivered -3300 placent_r
vabnbabypos
Baby abnormal position -3200 baby_pos
vlab
Labour >24hr -3080 lab_24
vtermatt
Attempted termination -3330 term_att
vrecabort
Recent abortion -3340 abort
vdeldwhr
Where delivered
vprofass
Professional assist delivery -3160 prof_ass
vhyster
Recent hyterectomy -3210 hyster
vdelmode
How delivered
vbabyearly
Labour start >=1mth early -3205 mon_early
vagedays
Age in days
vmstatus
Mother health status
vmhiv
Mother HIV/AIDS
vfstatus
Father health status
vfhiv
Father HIV/AIDS
vsickmore
Child chronically ill
vtwin
Multiple pregnancy -4070 twin
vcompdel
Complicated delivery -4080 comdel
vwaters
Born >24hr after water broke -4100 waters
vmovelb
Stopped moving in womb -4110 move_lb
vbdelmode
How baby delivered
vbabposit
Head not delivered first -4200 ab_posit
vbsmall
Born <2.5kg -4040 born_small
vbbig
Born >4.5kg -4060 born_big
vgestwk
Gestation weeks
vcord
Cord around neck -4090 cord
vbmalf
Noticeable malformation -4080 born_malf
vbmalfbk
Back defect -4330 mlf_bk
vbmalflh
V large head -4340 mlf_lh
vbmalfsh
V small head -4350 mlf_sh
vgrow
Growing normally -4310 devel
vcyanosis
Blue at birth -4120 cyanosis
vcry
Cried after birth -4150 cried
vbreathe
Breathed after birth -4130 baby_br
vbornnobr
Assistance to breath -4140 born_nobr
vnolife
Born dead -4160 no_life
vmacerated
Dead baby macerated -4170 mushy
vsuck
Able to suck with 24hr birth -4180 fed_d1
vstsuck
Stop sucking 3 days after birth -4190 st_suck
vfitd1
Fits 1st day -4210 conv_d1
vfitd2
Fits 2nd day or later -4220 conv_d2
vtetanus
Baby stiff, back arched -4230 arch_b
vbulgef
Raised fontanelle -4240 font_hi
vsunkf
Sunken fontanelle -4250 font_lo
vuncond1
Unconscious 1st day -4260 unw_d1
vuncond2
Unconscious 2nd day or later -4270 unw_d2
vcold
Cold before death -4280 cold
vbbred
Red/discharge cord stump -4290 umbinf
vbyellow
Yellow palms/soles -4300 b_yellow
vmnttv
Mother tetatus toxoid -4360 mttv
vmtotalbirth
Mother total births before
vmpreghbp
Mother high bp during preg -4440 b_mbpr
vmpregdisch
Mother vag discharge during preg -4450 b_msmds
vmpregfit
Mother fits 3rd trimester -4460 b_mcon
vmpregblvis
Mother blurred vision 3rd trim -4470 b_mbvi
vmpregvbl
Mother vag bleed 3rd trim -4480 b_mvbl
vbdeldwhr
Where baby born
vbornprof
Professional assistance delivery -4520 b_bprof
uploaddate
Upload date and time
entrydate
Date Paper record was entered into access
Total: 81
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