Table 4 Validation characteristics of Verbal Autopsy (VA) procedures for 10 leading site-specific cancer deaths in the study sample
From: Validation of verbal autopsy: determination of cause of deaths in Malaysia 2013
Cause of death | Medical record (MR) diagnoses | Verbal autopsy (VA) diagnoses | Validation scores for VA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity | PPV | CSMF change in VA (%)a | |||
Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer | 58 | 60 | 75.9 | 73.3 | 3.4 |
Cancer of colon, rectum and anus | 28 | 37 | 71.4 | 54.1 | 32.1 |
Breast cancer | 34 | 36 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 5.9 |
Liver cancer | 25 | 22 | 68.0 | 77.3 | −12.0 |
Leukaemia | 20 | 16 | 60.0 | 75.0 | −20.0 |
Stomach cancer | 8 | 14 | 75.0 | 42.9 | 75.0 |
Lip, oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer | 8 | 11 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 37.5 |
Cervix cancer | 6 | 8 | 83.3 | 62.5 | 33.3 |
Brain cancer | 12 | 8 | 58.3 | 87.5 | −33.3 |
Pancreatic cancer | 8 | 6 | 62.5 | 83.3 | −25.0 |