Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics.
| Total number of TB deaths | n = 403 |
|---|---|
| Sex, female (%) | 144 (36%) |
| Sex, male (%) | 122 (30%) |
| Sex not documented on death certificate | 137 (34%) |
| Average age at death, years (standard deviation) | 36 (14) |
| Pulmonary TB (%) | 227 (56%) |
| EPTB (%) | 118 (29%) |
| Miliary/disseminated | 30 (7%) |
| Meningitis | 59 (15%) |
| Peritonitis | 20 (5%) |
| Spine | 5 (1.2%) |
| Lymphadenitis | 3 (0.7%) |
| Pericardium | 1 (0.2%) |
| TB source unknown | 58 (14%) |
| Documented HIV positive* | 22 (5.4%) |
| Presumed HIV positive** | 55 (13.6%) |
| HIV status unknown | 326 (81%) |
*Documented HIV positive via CD4 or HIV viral load records; **Presumed HIV positive due to death certificate diagnosis of HIV, retroviral disease (RVD), or AIDS-defining opportunistic infection.