Table 2.
Place of death and characteristics of cases as reported by a family member
| All deaths (N = 95) | Ebola-related deaths (N = 39) | Deaths from other causes (N = 56) | P value† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex male | 53 | 55.8 | 19 | 48.7 | 34 | 59.7 | 0.34 |
| Places of death | |||||||
| Hospital | 37 | 39.0 | 14 | 35.9 | 23 | 41.1 | |
| Home | 36 | 37.9 | 4 | 10.3 | 32 | 57.1 | < 0.0001‡ |
| Health facility | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | – | |
| Another location | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Ebola treatment/holding center | 19 | 20.0 | 19 | 48.7 | 0 | – | |
| Age (mean ± SD*) | 34.1 (±23.8) | 25.6 (±15.2) | 39.9 (±26.8) | 0.004 | |||
Retrospective household survey, Western Area, Sierra Leone, February 2015.
*
SD = standard deviation.
†
P values in this table compare Ebola-related deaths and deaths from other causes.
‡
This P value refers to place of death “home” compared with all other places.