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Age group (years)
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13-44
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45-64
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65+
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All ages
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|---|
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Specificity (95% CI)
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76.5% (62.5-87.2%)
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90.0% (76.3-97.2%)
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96.5% (91.3-99.0%)
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90.2% (85.3-93.9%)
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Positive predictive value (95% CI)
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72.7% (57.2-85.0%)
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77.8% (52.4-93.6%)
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33.3% (4.3-77.7%)
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70.6% (58.3-81.0%)
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HIV-attributable mortality fraction (95% CI)
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this study
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50.6% (39.6-61.5%)
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30.5% (19.2-43.9%)
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5.1% (1.9-10.7%)
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25.8% (20.6-31.5%)
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cohort (based on ALPHA data2)
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40.3%
|
24.4%
|
1.6%
|
17.0%
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1Test (verbal autopsy) positive defined as positive by both assessors, or by 2 out of 3 assessors in case of nonagreement; test negative defined as negative or unknown by both assessors, or by 2 out of 3 assessors in case of nonagreement.
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2Unpublished Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV cohorts in Africa (ALPHA) data
