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 | Buddhika Mahesh Pasyodun KoralageConsultant Community Physician (Public Health Specialist) Verified email at unimelb.edu.au Cited by 483 |
[HTML][HTML] Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review
BPK Mahesh, JD Hart, A Acharya, HR Chowdhury… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Verbal autopsy (VA) has emerged as an increasingly popular technique to
assign cause of death in parts of the world where the majority of deaths occur without proper …
assign cause of death in parts of the world where the majority of deaths occur without proper …
[HTML][HTML] Improving medical certification of cause of death: effective strategies and approaches based on experiences from the Data for Health Initiative
…, S Gamage, R Joshi, V Kwa, H Li, BPK Mahesh… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Accurate and timely cause of death (COD) data are essential for informed public
health policymaking. Medical certification of COD generally provides the majority of COD …
health policymaking. Medical certification of COD generally provides the majority of COD …
[HTML][HTML] Automated verbal autopsy: from research to routine use in civil registration and vital statistics systems
RH Hazard, MPK Buddhika, JD Hart, HR Chowdhury… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The majority of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have adequate
civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems to properly support health policy …
civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems to properly support health policy …
[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of targeting fathers for breastfeeding promotion: systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Further research gaps exist in relation to the promotion of breastfeeding. Robust
scientific evidence obtained by a meta-analysis would provide objectively summarized …
scientific evidence obtained by a meta-analysis would provide objectively summarized …
[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of training interventions to improve quality of medical certification of cause of death: systematic review and meta-analysis
USH Gamage, PKB Mahesh, J Schnall, L Mikkelsen… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Valid cause of death data are essential for health policy formation. The quality
of medical certification of cause of death (MCCOD) by physicians directly affects the utility of …
of medical certification of cause of death (MCCOD) by physicians directly affects the utility of …
Applicability of the APACHE II model to a lower middle income country
Purpose To determine the utility of APACHE II in a low-and middle-income (LMIC) setting
and the implications of missing data. Materials and methods Patients meeting APACHE II …
and the implications of missing data. Materials and methods Patients meeting APACHE II …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of errors in medical certification on the accuracy of the underlying cause of death
USH Gamage, T Adair, L Mikkelsen, PKB Mahesh… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Correct certification of cause of death by physicians (ie completing the medical
certificate of cause of death or MCCOD) and correct coding according to International …
certificate of cause of death or MCCOD) and correct coding according to International …
Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the spike protein by a multiplex real-time PCR
…, D Guruge, V Withanage, PKB Mahesh… - Journal of virological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although active surveillance SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is required
for proper outbreak control measures, many lower income countries find it challenging to …
for proper outbreak control measures, many lower income countries find it challenging to …
[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease mortality based on verbal autopsy in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
…, Z Ihyauddin, PKB Mahesh… - Bulletin of the World …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To conduct a systematic review of verbal autopsy studies in low-and middle-income
countries to estimate the fraction of deaths due to cardiovascular disease. Method We …
countries to estimate the fraction of deaths due to cardiovascular disease. Method We …
[HTML][HTML] Improving cause of death certification in the Philippines: implementation of an electronic verbal autopsy decision support tool (SmartVA auto-analyse) to aid …
R Joshi, RH Hazard, PKB Mahesh, L Mikkelsen… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The majority of deaths in the Philippines occur out-of-facility and require a medical
certificate of cause of death by Municipal Health Officers (MHOs) for burial. MHOs lack a …
certificate of cause of death by Municipal Health Officers (MHOs) for burial. MHOs lack a …