@article{fdi:010071513,
  title = {{E}stimating mortality from external causes using data from retrospective surveys : a validation study in {N}iakhar ({S}enegal)},
  author = {{P}ison, {G}. and {M}asquelier, {B}. and {K}ante, {A}.{M}. and {N}diaye, {C}.{T}. and {D}ouillot, {L}. and {D}uth{\'e}, {G}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {D}elaunay, {V}al{\'e}rie and {H}elleringer, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {I}n low- and middle-income countries ({LMIC}s), data on causes of death is often inaccurate or incomplete. {I}n this paper, we test whether adding a few questions about injuries and accidents to mortality questionnaires used in representative household surveys would yield accurate estimates of the extent of mortality due to external causes (accidents, homicides, or suicides). {M}ethods: {W}e conduct a validation study in {N}iakhar ({S}enegal), during which we compare reported survey data to high-quality prospective records of deaths collected by a health and demographic surveillance system ({HDSS}). {R}esults: {S}urvey respondents more frequently list the deaths of their adult siblings who die of external causes than the deaths of those who die from other causes. {T}he specificity of survey data is high, but sensitivity is low. {A}mong reported deaths, less than 60% of the deaths classified as due to external causes by the {HDSS} are also classified as such by survey respondents. {S}urvey respondents better report deaths due to road-traffic accidents than deaths from suicides and homicides. {C}onclusions: {A}sking questions about deaths resulting from injuries and accidents during surveys might help measure mortality from external causes in {LMIC}s, but the resulting data displays systematic bias in a rural population of {S}enegal. {F}uture studies should 1) investigate whether similar biases also apply in other settings and 2) test new methods to further improve the accuracy of survey data on mortality from external causes.},
  keywords = {{DEMOGRAPHIE} ; {MORTALITE} ; {POPULATION} {RURALE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {CAUSE} {DE} {DECES} ; {SENEGAL} ; {NIAKHAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}emographic {R}esearch},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {art. no 32},
  pages = {879--896},
  ISSN = {1435-9871},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.4054/{D}em{R}es.2018.38.32},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071513},
}