Collecting data on HIV/AIDS mortality during household surveys: A randomized validation study in Malawi (by Albert Dube)

Background: In countries with limited civil registration, household surveys do not include questions on HIV-related mortality. Objective: We aim to test whether accurate data on the HIV status of the deceased siblings of survey respondents could be collected during household surveys conducted in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: We added HIV questions to the standard module on adult and maternal mortality used in household surveys. We compared the data generated by these questions to da