Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-related deaths in Agincourt, South Africa, using VA data interpreted according to physician consensus on underlying cause and InterVA most likely cause
From: Using verbal autopsy to track epidemic dynamics: the case of HIV-related mortality in South Africa
characteristic | period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 1992-94 | 1995-97 | 1998-2001 | 2002-05 |
physician consensus underlying cause = B20-B24 (n = 1,136) | |||||
total | Â | 13 | 69 | 357 | 697 |
sex | female | 6 | 30 | 177 | 365 |
| Â | male | 7 | 39 | 180 | 332 |
age group | under 1 year | 2 | 4 | 27 | 55 |
| Â | 1 to 4 years | 1 | 12 | 52 | 71 |
| Â | 5 to 19 years | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Â | 20 to 49 years | 10 | 48 | 255 | 480 |
| Â | 50 to 64 years | 0 | 4 | 17 | 67 |
| Â | 65 years & over | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
mean age (SD) | 27.5 (15.7) | 30.2 (17.7) | 27.6 (16.1) | 30.9 (17.4) | |
InterVA most likely cause = HIV-related (n = 1,146) | |||||
total | Â | 57 | 79 | 313 | 697 |
sex | female | 34 | 42 | 177 | 425 |
| Â | male | 23 | 37 | 136 | 272 |
age group | under 1 year | 5 | 7 | 41 | 96 |
| Â | 1 to 4 years | 14 | 20 | 72 | 122 |
| Â | 5 to 19 years | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| Â | 20 to 49 years | 26 | 41 | 168 | 386 |
| Â | 50 to 64 years | 5 | 5 | 19 | 63 |
| Â | 65 years & over | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
mean age (SD) | 25.0 (20.6) | 25.7 (20.8) | 24.3 (19.8) | 26.4 (19.7) | |