Table 3.
Symptoms, place of death, and smoking/drinking history (men) among people who died from AIDS, tuberculosis, and other causes, ages 15-59 years. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Characteristic | Deaths from AIDS* (n=468) | Deaths from tuberculosis (n=4877) | Other deaths (n=33 788) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | |||
| Fever | 291 (62) | 2868 (59) | 6543 (19) |
| Diarrhoea | 117 (25) | 94 (2) | 1936 (6) |
| Cough | 150 (32) | 3936 (81) | 3144 (9) |
| Mouth sores or patches | 25 (5) | 3 (0.1) | 71 (0.2) |
| Weight loss | 216 (46) | 1375 (28) | 1316 (4) |
| Place of death | |||
| Home | 372 (80) | 3868 (79) | 20 742 (61) |
| Hospital/health facility | 58 (12) | 661 (14) | 7081 (21) |
| Smoking/drinking (men only) | |||
| Smoked tobacco | 224/370 (61) | 1930/3195 (60) | 9408/20 378 (46) |
| Drank alcohol | 221/370 (60) | 1364/3195 (43) | 6584/20 378 (32) |
*Includes only deaths directly attributable to AIDS (see ICD code list in table 4).