pgph.0006455.t007: Child Mortality and Careseeking Data from Seven VASA Studies

Seven Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) studies conducted in Africa and Asia provide data on caregivers' perception of illness severity and formal health care seeking for neonates and 1–11-month-olds. The dataset, 13.5 KB in size, was authored by Henry D. Kalter and last updated on 2026-05-22. It supports analysis of a 2-sign and multiple sign method for classifying illness severity and its relationship to careseeking outcomes.

Use Cases

• Validate a 2-sign method for classifying neonatal illness severity based on activity level and feeding behavior.
• Analyze the relationship between caregivers' perception of illness severity and formal healthcare seeking behavior.
• Model covariates associated with careseeking, such as child age and illness type, across different countries.
• Compare careseeking patterns for infectious illnesses versus intrapartum- or prematurity-related conditions.

Strengths

• Data is derived from seven distinct VASA studies, providing a multi-country perspective.
• The analysis presents specific statistical results, such as adjusted odds ratios for age and illness severity.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 13.5 KB, indicating limited scope or a summary table.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Aggregated from seven Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) studies.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 17:46:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Studies conducted in unspecified countries in Africa and Asia.