PO 8594 VALIDATION OF A VERBAL AUTOPSY QUESTIONNAIRE APPLIED TO A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF CEREBRAL MALARIA IN BANDIAGARA AND BAMAKO, MALI

Background Malaria remains a leading cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Severe malaria is the main pathway to death caused by malaria. A study of factors associated with protection against severe malaria is best achieved using a case-control design. However, these studies are affected by the quality and appropriateness of the choice of controls that may introduce important bias in study design and definitively alter the conclusions...