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Improving adolescent and adult mortality data in developing countries

Improving adolescent and adult mortality data in developing countries: a block-randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN06849961
Enrollment
1199
Registered
2014-02-13
Start date
2013-01-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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Conditions

Measurements of adult mortality during retrospective surveys Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants were randomized as follows. first, we drew a sample of potential participants from the list of individuals in the population rosters of the Niakhar HDSS who met eligibility requirements.

Sponsors

National Institutes of Health (USA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Being aged 15-59 years old 2. Having ever resided in the Niakhar Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) area 3. Having at least one maternal sibling according to the Niakhar HDSS dataset.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Residing outside of Senegal or in areas of Senegal where the study team cannot visit a potential participant (e.g., regions distant from the capital).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of respondents who forget at least one of their adult siblings during the survey measured at baseline and there was no follow-up. Our study tested the efficacy of a new questionnaire in improving data quality collected during cross-sectional surveys.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Average error in reports of the: 1. Current age of live siblings 2. Age at death of deceased siblings 3. Number of years since the death of deceased siblings

Countries

Senegal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026