论文信息 - Community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children under five years of age in Soweto, South Africa

Community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children under five years of age in Soweto, South Africa

This interdisciplinary study, using qualitative and ethnographic research methods, collected data from 330 men and women in Soweto, South Africa, in order to understand the community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children who died under five years of age. The study found that the acceptability of MIAs depended on people’s socio-cultural belief systems regarding death and afterlife; on power and gender dynamics within households; and on structural issues relating to the health care system and mortuary services.

S. Madhi | D. Coplan | N. Myburgh | S. Nzenze | Nonhlanhla Ngwenya

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