Table 1.
Description of VA duration
| No narrative N=1265 |
Narrative N=1242 |
P value | |
| Total VA duration (min) | |||
| <10 | 259 (20.5%) | 33 (2.7%) | |
| 11–20 | 663 (52.4%) | 381 (30.7) | |
| 21–30 | 252 (19.9%) | 422 (34.0%) | |
| >30 | 66 (5.2%) | 401 (32.3%) | |
| Missing | 25 (2.0%) | 5 (0.4%) | <0.001 |
| Closed question duration (min)* | |||
| Min–max | 6–134 | 6–164 | |
| Median (IQR) | 15.0 (9.7) | 19.8 (9.9) | <0.001 |
| Narrative duration (min) | |||
| Min–max | 1–113 | ||
| Median (IQR) | 7.0 (5.0) |
*The duration included pauses in the interview; MEOs were instructed to allow at least 30 min if the respondent needed to pause the interview before attempting to reschedule. Note, only 17 (0.7%) interviews took longer than 60 min.
MEOs, monitoring and evaluation officers; VA, verbal autopsy.