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Table 1 Algorithm used for the diagnoses of cause of death, in Meskan and Mareko district, Ethiopia. 2000.

From: The use of simplified verbal autopsy in identifying causes of adult death in a predominantly rural population in Ethiopia

Algorithm

Diagnosis

Duration of illness < 30 days + Accidents (intentional or unintentional)

Injuries

Female sex + (Pregnant or In labor or in the puerperal period)

Maternal causes

Duration of illness > 30 days + Cough + Weight loss + (Bloody sputum or Fever or Ascites) + no diarrhea

Tuberculosis

Duration of illness > 30 days + Cough + Diarrhea + Fever + Weight loss

AIDS

Duration of illness > 15 days + (Edema of legs or Ascites) + Jaundice

Liver diseases

Duration of illness < 15 days + Abdominal swelling + Repeated vomiting + No diarrhea

Acute abdomen

Duration of illness > 30 days + cough + Dyspnea + Wheezing + No bloody sputum

Chronic obstructive lung diseases

Duration of illness < 30 days + Diarrhea + No cough

Diarrheal diseases

Duration of illness < 15 days + Fever + Headache

Acute febrile illness

Duration of illness < 15 days + Fever + Headache + Neck stiffness

Meningitis

Duration of illness < 30 days + Cough + Fever + (Dyspnea or Chest pain)

Pneumonia

Duration of illness < 30 days + Dyspnea + Palpitation + (Edema of legs or Ascites)

Cardio Vascular diseases