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Table 1 Total deaths of known HIV serostatus and available verbal autopsy (VA) deaths, by age and HIV status.

From: Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2006-2008

Age group (years)

VA assessed/total (%)

 

HIV-positive

HIV-negative

Deaths known HIV status

   13-24

4/7 (57.1%)

19/29 (65.5%)

23/36 (63.9%)

   25-34

20/24 (83.3%)

19/22 (86.4%)

39/46 (84.8%)

   35-44

12/16 (75.0%)

13/20 (65.0%)

25/36 (69.4%)

   45-54

12/13 (92.3%)

12/16 (75.0%)

24/29 (82.8%)

   55-64

7/9 (77.8%)

28/36 (77.8%)

35/45 (77.8%)

   65+

4/6 (66.7%)

114/135 (84.4%)

118/141 (83.7%)

Total

59/75 (78.7%)

205/258 (80.1%)

264/333 (79.3%)

Mean (SD) age (years)

   

   VA assessed

41.2 (14.0)

61.4 (22.0)

56.9 (22.1)

   Not assessed

40.1 (16.2)

54.9 (25.2)

51.5 (24.2)

All deaths

41.0 (14.4)

60.1 (22.8)

55.8 (22.6)