Table 5.
Demographic profile of deaths captured by the informant method and alternative lists, by recall period and study site
| List 1 |
List 2 |
List 3 |
All lists combined |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | 60 days recall | 30 days recall | 60 days recall | 30 days recall | 60 days recall | 30 days recall | 60 days recall | 30 days recall |
| District 1, Kabul | Informant method | Stores, bakeries | Hospital records | Total | ||||
| Number of deaths (%)a | 67 | 11 (16.4) | 33 | 12 (36.3) | 8 | 6 (75.0) | 82 | 18 (22.0) |
| Median age, years (range) | 35 (0–99) | 50 (0–99) | 50 (0–99) | 48 (0–99) | 3 (0–36) | 1 (0–6) | 35 (0–99) | 40 (0–99) |
| Number of children aged <5 years (% of total deaths) | 20 (29.9) | 1 (9.1) | 9 (27.3) | 2 (16.7) | 5 (62.5) | 4 (66.7) | 26 (31.7) | 5 (27.8) |
| Male sex (% of total deaths) | 32 (47.8) | 4 (36.4) | 16 (48.5) | 6 (50.0) | 8 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | 43 (52.4) | 10 (55.6) |
| Mae La camp | Informant method | Religious leaders | Surveillance system | Total | ||||
| Number of deaths (%)a | 27 | 16 (59.2) | 23 | 15 (65.2) | 41 | 18 (43.9) | 52 | 23 (44.2) |
| Median age, years (range) | 55 (1–87) | 63 (21–87) | 55 (1–85) | 63 (45–85) | 47 (0–87) | 54 (0–87) | 49 (0–87) | 63 (0–87) |
| Number of children aged <5 years (% of total deaths) | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (36.6) | 4 (22.2) | 16 (30.8) | 4 (17.4) |
| Male sex (% of total deaths) | 15 (55.6) | 6 (37.5) | 14 (60.9) | 8 (53.3) | 27 (65.9) | 11 (61.1) | 33 (63.4) | 13 (56.5) |
| Chiradzulu District | Informant method | Graveyard chairmen | Health structures, HSAs | Total | ||||
| Number of deaths (%)a | 93 | 37 (39.8) | 72 | 27 (37.5) | 44 | 18 (40.9) | 110 | 43 (39.0) |
| Median age, years (range) | 35 (0–96) | 35 (0–85) | 34 (0–96) | 34 (0–85) | 35 (0–96) | 29 (0–85) | 35 (0–96) | 34 (0–85) |
| Number of children aged <5 years (% of total deaths) | 26 (28.0) | 12 (32.4) | 20 (27.8) | 9 (33.3) | 11 (25.0) | 7 (38.9) | 30 (27.3) | 15 (35.7) |
| Male sex (% of total deaths) | 47 (50.5) | 16 (43.2) | 34 (47.2) | 9 (33.3) | 25 (56.8) | 9 (50.0) | 55 (50.0) | 19 (45.2) |
| Tanzania camps | Informant method | Camp register | TRCS surveillance | Total | ||||
| Number of deaths (%)a | 44 | 21 (47.7) | 35 | 16 (45.7) | 29 | 13 (44.8) | 63 | 28 (44.3) |
| Median age, years (range) | 4 (0–98) | 25 (0–98) | 2 (0–87) | 22 (0–87) | 2 (0–78) | 27 (0–78) | 4 (0–98) | 15 (0–98) |
| Number of children aged <5 years (% of total deaths) | 22 (50.0) | 8 (38.1) | 17 (48.6) | 6 (37.5) | 17 (58.6) | 4 (30.8) | 33 (52.4) | 12 (42.9) |
| Male sex (% of total deaths) | 22 (50.0) | 10 (47.6) | 22 (62.9) | 11 (68.8) | 16 (55.2) | 9 (69.2) | 34 (54.0) | 16 (57.1) |
aPercentage of all deaths reported for the individual list in the study site.
HSAs: Health Surveillance Assistants; TRCS: Tanzania Red Cross Society.