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Table 2 Comparison of underlying cause of death by short verbal autopsy and diagnosis at hospitals (N = 97)

From: Assessment of the underlying causes of adult deaths using a short version of verbal autopsy in Xaiyabouli Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Diagnosis at hospitals (code)

Short verbal autopsy (code)

Total

TA

MI

AH

ST

TU

ND

PN

AS

TE

ME

LF

H/R

OD

 

Traffic accident (TA)

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

Myocardial infarction (MI)

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

14

Arachnoid hemorrhage (AH)

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Stroke (ST)

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

Tumor (TU)

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Non-bloody diarrhea (ND)

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Pneumonia (PN)

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

Asthma (AS)

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

5

Tetanus (TE)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Meningitis (ME)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Liver failure (LF)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

Heart/renal failure (H/R)

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

0

13

Other (OD)

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

19

23

Total

12

13

7

8

6

1

9

4

1

1

2

13

20

97