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Table 2 Verbal autopsy classification by age and HIV serostatus.

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

 

HIV status by verbal autopsy classification

Total (%)

True HIV serostatus

   

HIV-positive

HIV-negative

13-44 years

Positive

44 (50.6%)

32

12

 

Negative

32 (36.8%)

2

30

 

Don't know

11 (12.6%)

2

9

  

87 (100%)

36 (41.4%)

51 (58.6%)

45-64 years

Positive

18 (30.5%)

14

4

 

Negative

35 (59.3%)

4

31

 

Don't know

6 (10.2%)

1

5

  

59 (100%)

19 (32.2%)

40 (67.8%)

65+ years

Positive

6 (5.1%)

2

4

 

Negative

103 (87.3%)

1

102

 

Don't know

9 (7.6%)

1

8

  

118 (100%)

4 (3.4%)

114 (96.6%)

All ages

Positive

68 (25.8%)

48

20

 

Negative

170 (64.4%)

7

163

 

Don't know

26 (9.8%)

4

22

Total deaths

 

264 (100%)

59 (22.3%)

205 (77.7%)