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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_vasympsb

Symptoms table for still births and miscarriages
Unique key ident+endprg

lvd_vasympsb links to the other MEIRU database table(s) using keys as indicated below in the form tablename key
crs_vanmoth ident +endprg
gen_identity ident

Cases: 713
Variables: 61

Variables

version
Form version
origid
Original identifier in Karonga
ident
Main unique identifier in Karonga
endprg
Date pregnancy ended
vtelldied
Hospital told COD
vtelldiedtx
What hosp said was COD
vknowcod
Respondent knows COD
vknowcodtx
What respondent said was COD
vmstatus
mother health status
vmhiv
mother hiv/aids
vfstatus
father health status
vfhiv
father hiv/aids
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 born
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
vcyanosis
Blue at birth -4120 cyanosis
vmacerated
Dead baby macerated -4170 mushy
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
pcare2
Attend hosp -7000 shospf
vhcmore2
>2hr to get to hospital -7050 smore2
vmeddoubt
Doubts med care needed -7060 sdoubt
pcare3
Trad med -7070 stradm
vmobcall
Phone used -7080 smobph
vcostprob
Care too expensive -7090 scosts
vhospmotor
Motor vehicle to hosp -7010 strans
vadmitprob
Admission probs -7020 sadmit
vtreatprob
Treatment probs -7030 streat
vmedicprob
Probs getting meds -7040 smedic
vmevertest
Mother ever HIV test
vmtestout0
Mother HIV test result
vtestwhenest
HIV test date estimated
vtestwhen
HIV test date (dec or mother)
vrefever
Ever referred for ART
varvever
Ever took ART
varvstartest
ART start date estimated
varvstart
ART start date
vnarrative
Location of picture of hand-written narrative
vcomments
Location of picture of hand-written comments
vhdoc
Health doc seen
vhdocpic1
Location of picture of last pages of health passport
vhdocpic2
Location of picture of last pages of health passport
uploaddate
Upload date
entrydate
Entry date
Total: 61
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