codEAVA: codEAVA

In EAVA: Deterministic Verbal Autopsy Coding with Expert Algorithm Verbal Autopsy

codEAVA

Description

Assigns cause of death by Verbal Autopsy Expert Algorithm

Usage

codEAVA(df, age_group)

Arguments

df	A data frame with 2016 WHO VA responses in openVA input format
age_group	Age group input, either "neonate" or "child"

Value

A two-column data frame with unique identifier and cause of death

Examples

{
# load embedded example data or data from WHO 2016 Verbal Autopsy Questionnaire
data <- as.data.frame(data_public)
# first run odk2EAVA()
output <- odk2EAVA(data, id_col  = "comsa_id")
# run codEAVA() for neonates and children 1-to-59 months of age
EAVA_neonate <- codEAVA(output, "neonate")
EAVA_child <- codEAVA(output, "child")
head(EAVA_neonate)
head(EAVA_child)
}

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