TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Epidemiological transition in a rural community of northern India: 18-year mortality surveillance using verbal autopsy
JO  - Journal of epidemiology and community health
A1  - Kumar, Rajesh
A1  - Kumar, Dinesh
A1  - Jagnoor, Jagnoor
A1  - Aggarwal, Arun K.
A1  - Lakshmi, P. V. M.
SP  - 890
EP  - 893
VL  - 66
IS  - 10
N2  - Background: Information on causes of death is vital for planning of health services. However, vital events registration systems are weak in developing countries. Therefore, verbal autopsy (VA) tools were incorporated in a community-based surveillance system to track causes of death. Method and Findings: Trained fieldworker identified all deaths and interviewed a living relative of those who had died during 1992-2009, using VA, in eight villages of Haryana (11 864 populations). These field reports detailing events preceding death were reviewed by two trained physicians, who independently assigned an International Classification of Disease-10 code to each death. Discrepancies were resolved through reconciliation and, if necessary, adjudication. Non-communicable conditions were the leading causes of death (47.6%) followed by communicable diseases including maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions (34.0%), and injuries (11.4%). Cause of death could not be determined in 6.9% cases. Deaths due to cardiovascular diseases showed a significant rise, whereas deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases have declined (p<0.01). Majority (90.0%) of the deceased had contacted a healthcare provider during illness but only 11.5% were admitted in hospital before death. Conclusion: Rising trend of cardiovascular diseases observed in a rural community of Haryana in India calls for reorientation of rural healthcare delivery system for prevention and control of chronic diseases.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-005X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2011-200336
ID  - ref1
ER  -