A 121.4 KB Excel dataset developed from seven verbal and social autopsy studies in Africa and Asia. The dataset, authored by Henry D. Kalter and last updated in May 2026, contains analysis on caregivers' perception of illness severity and formal healthcare seeking for neonates and infants aged 1-11 months.
Use Cases
- Developing illness severity classification tools for neonates based on activity level and feeding behavior mentioned in the description.
- Analyzing the relationship between caregivers' perception of illness severity and formal healthcare seeking behavior.
- Modeling covariates associated with careseeking, such as child age and illness type, across different countries.
- Informing behavior change communication strategies to encourage careseeking for moderate illness signs in neonates.
Strengths
- Derived from seven distinct verbal and social autopsy studies, providing a multi-country perspective.
- Includes specific statistical findings, such as odds ratios for careseeking associated with age and moderate illness.
- Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset's 121.4 KB size suggests a limited scope, likely containing aggregated analysis rather than raw case data.
Provenance
- Source
- Henry D. Kalter via figshare.
- Collection Method
- Developed from seven verbal and social autopsy studies conducted in Africa and Asia.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-22 17:46:37; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Studies conducted in Africa and Asia; dataset title specifies Niger.