Lackson Kachiwanda

Biographic Data

ID7751908
NAMELackson Kachiwanda
GIVEN NAMESLackson
FAMILY NAMEKachiwanda
SIGNATUREKACHIWANDA L
AFFILIATIONSMalawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX0

  • Reliability of reporting of HIV status and antiretroviral therapy usage during verbal autopsies

    Open AccessEstelle Mclean, Estelle M Mclean et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    OBJECTIVE: Verbal autopsies (VAs) are interviews with a relative or friend of the deceased; VAs are a technique used in surveillance sites in many countries with incomplete death certification. The goal of this study was to assess the accuracy and validity of data on HIV status and antiretroviral therapy (ART) usage reported in VAs and their influence on physician attribution of cause of death. DESIGN: This was a prospective cohort study. METHODS…

  • Patterns and risk factors for deaths from external causes in rural Malawi over 10 years

    Open AccessSteady Chasimpha, Estelle Mclean et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The high proportion of alcohol-related deaths in men, the predominance of drowning, deaths linked to uncontrolled epilepsy, and the possible protective effect of school attendance suggest areas for intervention

  • Measuring causes of adult mortality in rural northern Malawi over a decade of change

    Open AccessJudith R Glynn, Clara Calvert et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2014

    BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy could be more widely used if interpretation by computer algorithm could be relied on. We assessed how InterVA-4 results compared with clinician review in diagnosing HIV/AIDS-related deaths over the period of antiretroviral (ART) roll-out. DESIGN: In the Karonga Prevention Study demographic surveillance site in northern Malawi, all deaths are followed by verbal autopsy using a semi-structured questionnaire. Cause of deat…