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Bayesian analysis of verbal autopsy data using factor models with age- and sex-dependent associations between symptoms
Tsuyoshi Kunihama, Zehang Richard Li, Samuel J. Clark +1
Verbal autopsies (VAs) are extensively used to investigate the population-level distributions of deaths by cause in low-resource settings without well-organized vital statistics sy…
Respondent-Driven Sampling: An Overview in the Context of Human Trafficking
Jessica P. Kunke, Adam Visokay, Tyler H. McCormick
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is both a sampling strategy and an estimation method. It is commonly used to study individuals that are difficult to access with standard sampling…
Bayesian Age Category Reconciliation for Age- and Cause-specific Under-five Mortality Estimates
Shuxian Fan, Li Liu, Jamie Perin +1
Age-disaggregated health data is crucial for effective public health planning and monitoring. Monitoring under-five mortality, for example, requires highly detailed age data since…
Bayesian Active Questionnaire Design for Cause-of-Death Assignment Using Verbal Autopsies
Toshiya Yoshida, Trinity Shuxian Fan, Tyler McCormick +2
Only about one-third of the deaths worldwide are assigned a medically-certified cause, and understanding the causes of deaths occurring outside of medical facilities is logisticall…