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SMART . Measurement of Mortality. Muireann Brennan, Reinhard Kaiser, Rose Nathan, Colleen, Court Robinson, Brad Woodruff. SMART . Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions. SMART Methodology: Purpose.
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SMART Measurement of Mortality Muireann Brennan, Reinhard Kaiser, Rose Nathan, Colleen, Court Robinson, Brad Woodruff
SMART Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions
SMART Methodology: Purpose • Purpose: To determine needs, monitor and report on progress and trends using standardized data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting • Package: Survey protocol/manual, windows-based analytical software
Background • Crude Mortality Rate (CMR) key benchmark
Decisions and Recommendations • Recall period three months – 1 year • Past or current household census • Verbal autopsy – no • Crude and under-five death rates ALL PENDING EVIDENCE BASE
SMART Mortality – Next steps • Acquire evidence base • Widen circle of “experts” • Build capacity to achieve good quality data collection • Analyses and feedback from field