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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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Nov 14, 2025
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Variable Groups

Variable Groups

Variable group: Symptoms
Variables 114
vseas
season of death
vlongill
Duration illness days
vsudden
Die suddenly --1190 sudden
vfever
Fever -2000 fever
vfevdur
Days had fever
vfevsev
Fever severe
vfevco
Fever continuously/on & off
vfevnt
Fever only at night
vchills
Chills/rigor
vnightsw
Night sweats - 2030 night_sw
vcough
Cough -2040 cough
vcoughdays
Days had cough
vcoughprod
Cough productive -2070 pr_cough
vsputcoll
Sputum exam
vsputtx
Sputum result
vhaemopt
Cough blood - 2080 bl_cough
vwhoop
Whooping -2090 whoop
vfastbr
Fast breathing -2110 rapid_br
vfastbrdur
Fast breathing days
vshrtbrth
Breathlessness -2140 br_less
vshrtbrdur
Breathlessness days
vshrtbrun
No daily routine breathless -2170 exert_br
vshrtbrflat
Breathless lying flat -2180 lying_br
vindraw
Chest indraw -2190 chest_in
vwhez
Noisy breathing -2200 wheeze
vchpain
Chest pain -2210 ch_pain
vchpdur
Chest pain duration
vdiarrhoea
Diarrhoea - 2230 diarr
vdiarrdur
Diarrhoea days
vdiarrfreq
Diarrhoea times day
vdiarrdes
What stool look like
vdiarrbld
Blood in stools -2270 bl_diarr
vvomit
Vomit -2280 vomiting
vvomdur
Vomit days
vvombl
Vomit blood -2290 bl_vomit
vabdpain
Abdominal pain -2310 abd_pain
vabdpdur
Days had abdominal pain
vabdploc
Where Abdominal pain
vdisab
Abdomen distension -2340 swe_abd
vdisabdur
Abdominal distension days
vabdmass
Abdominal mass -2370 abd_mass
vabdmdur
Abdominal mass days
vconstip
Constipation
vheadache
Headache -2400 headache
vhdachdur
Headache days
vnkstif
Stiff neck -2490 stiff_neck
vnkstifdur
Stiff neck days
vmencon
Confusion -1380 men_con
vmencondur
Confusion days
vcoma
Unconscious >24 hrs -2520 coma
vcomast
Unconscious sudden -2530 co_ons
vcomacon
Confusion before unconscious
vfit
Convulsions - 2540 convul
vfitdur
Convulsions days
vfitdurmin
Convulsions minutes
vfitwake
Unconscious after convulsions -2570 unc_con
vdysurtyp
Difficulty urinating
vnourine
No urine -2590 uri_ret
vfrequrine
Urinate more often -2600 exc_urine
vblurine
Bloody urine -2610 uri_haem
vabcess
Abscess -2420 skin_les
vabcfeet
Abscess feet -2430 sk_feet
vskin
Dry scaly skin
vitch
Itching of skin
vskinrash
Skin rash -2440 rash
vrashdur
Rash days
vrashdes
What rash look like
vrashall
Rash all over
vrashcrack
Skin spit/peel
vshingles
Ever shingles -2480 shingles
vswgen
Gen. body swelling
vpuff
Face swelling -2720 swe_oth
vsankl
Feet swelling -2730 swe_legs
vsankldur
Feet swelling days
vftburn
Altered sensation hands/feet
vswell
Any lumps -2660 swell
vswdur
Lumps days
vmouthsw
Lump mouth -2670 swe_oral
vnecksw
Lump neck -2680 swe_neck
vaxlsw
Lump armpit -2690 swe_arm
vgroinsw
Lump groin -2710 swe_gen
vothsw
Lump other
vblorif
Bleed from orifice -2790 bl_orif
vwtloss
Weight loss - 2620 wt_loss
vwtlosss
Severely thin - 2630 wasting
vocandidia
Oral candidiasis - 2640 or_cand
vstiff
Body stiffness -2650 rigidity
vparsid
One side paralysis
vparsiddur
One side paralysis days
vswlpain
Swallow pain -2830 diff_sw
vswlpdur
Swallow pain days
vjau
Yellow eyes - 2220 yellow
vhair
Changing hair colour-2760 hair
vpale
Anaemic -2740 anaemia
vdiarreyes
Sunken eyes -2780 eye_sunk
vexcdrink
Drink more water -2750 exc_drink
vinj
Injury - 5000 injury
vinjdur
Injury days
vinjint
Injury accidental or intentional
vinjalc
Alcohol contribute to injury
vinjtype
Type of injury
vrtatype
Type of RTA
vrtactrtype
Counterpart in RTA
vbitetype
Animal/insect bite type
vasslttype
Assault type
vvagbleed
Bleeding between periods -2800 vb_bet
vmenopause
Menopause -2810 vb_men
vmenoafter
Bleeding after menopause -2820 vb_after
vbreast
Lump breast -2820 swe_breast
vvagtum
Vaginal tumours
vpregnant
Pregnant -3010 pregnant
vdeldth
Gave birth <6wks before -3020 del_6wks
vabort
Preg lasted <6m -3030 pend_6w
vpp42plus
Gave birth 6wk-1yr before
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