Resources – Data Analysis and Dissemination

Step 11

Data Review and Feedback

  1. Date Review Log Form (docx) A summary of how to utilize a data review log form to identify possible data collection errors.

  2. Date Review Feedback Form (docx) A summary of how to utilize a data review feedback to provide detailed analyses of CSA activity.

Data Processing

  1. Data Processing Steps (docx) A summary of data management processes for SMSS data.

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Mortality Rates and Cause of Death

  1. Basic Steps for Mortality Rates (docx) A guide on how to calculate mortality rates and ratios.

  2. EAVA Cran Repository (link) R package. Expert Algorithm Verbal Autopsy assigns causes of death based on WHO 2016 ODK Verbal Autopsy data to neonates and children 1-59 months of age.

  3. Basic Steps for Cause of Death Analysis (docx) A guide on how to implement Computer-Coded Verbal Autopsy (CCVA) algorithms to determine causes of death.

  4. vacalibration Cran Repository (link) R package. Calibration of Computer-Coded Verbal Autopsy algorithms by leveraging gold standard causes of death and misclassification matrix framework (link)

Social Autopsy Analysis

  1. Social Autopsy Anaylsis Guide for Children Under 5 and 5-17 (docx) A guide on methods for analyzing child social autopsy data.

  2. Social Autopsy Anaylsis Guide for Adults 18-50+ (docx) A guide on methods for analyzing adult social autopsy data.

Templates for Information Sharing and Dissemination

  1. Basic Steps for Data Visualization (docx) A guide for producing SRS visualizations (Population Pyramid & Cause-specific Mortality Fractions) using R Studio.

  2. Basic Figures and Tables Examples (xlsx) 30+ examples with data from the SIS-COVE project. Each example pairs a data table with a graph.

  3. Basic Annual Report Template (docx) This template has placeholders for descriptive text and visualizations.

Digital Tools for Data Analysis and Dissemination

Last updated
June 25, 2025

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