Willingness to Know the Cause of Death and Hypothetical Acceptability of the Minimally Invasive Autopsy in Six Diverse African and Asian Settings: A Mixed Methods Socio-Behavioural Study

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Maixenchs, Maria ^a,b   Anselmo, Rui ^a   Zielinski Gutiérrez, Emily ^c   Odhiambo, Frank O ^d   Akello, Clarah ^d   Ondire, Maureen ^d   Zaidi, S Shujaat H ^e   Soofi, Sajid Bashir ^e   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^e,f   Diarra, Kounandji ^g   Djitèye, Mahamane ^g   Dembélé, Roukiatou ^g   Sow, Samba ^g   Minsoko, Pamela Cathérine Angoissa ^h   Agnandji, Selidji Todagbe ^h,i   Lell, Bertrand ^h,i   Ismail, Mamudo R ^j,k   Carrilho, Carla ^j,k   Ordi, Jaume ^b   Menéndez, Clara ^a,b   Bassat, Quique ^a,b,k   Munguambe, Khátia ^a,l   more..

^a Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^g Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins CVD Mali   (Mali)

^h Hôpital Albert Schweitzer   (Gabon)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^j MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^k INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^l EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FAMILY CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DEATH; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE AUTOPSY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN DEATH; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STILLBIRTH; ADULT; AGED; DEATH; FEMALE; GABON; KENYA; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; PAKISTAN; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; PAKISTAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84999751839     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002172     Document Type: Article

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