Table 2.
Causes of nonmaternal death
| Characteristics | Frequency, n=265 | Percentage | Percentage |
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| Infectious diseases | 124 | f/124 | 46.8 |
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| HIV alone | 61 | 49.2 | 23.01 |
| HIV + PTB | 43 | 34.7 | 16.23 |
| PTB alone | 4 | 3.2 | 1.51 |
| Viral hepatitis | 4 | 3.2 | 1.51 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 2.4 | 1.13 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 2.4 | 1.13 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1.6 | 0.75 |
| Tubo-ovarian abscess | 2 | 1.6 | 0.75 |
| Guillain–Barre syndrome | 2 | 1.6 | 0.75 |
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| Diseases of the circulatory system | 65 | f/65 | 24.5 |
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| Cerebrovascular accident | 24 | 36.9 | 9.1 |
| Diabetes mellitus with complications | 16 | 24.6 | 6.0 |
| Chronic liver disease | 15 | 23.1 | 5.6 |
| Sickle cell disease with anemia | 5 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Congestive cardiac failure | 5 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
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| Malignant neoplasms | 51 | f/51 | 19.25 |
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| Breast cancer | 13 | 25.4 | 4.9 |
| Cervical cancer | 12 | 23.5 | 4.5 |
| Ovarian cancer | 11 | 21.5 | 4.2 |
| Leukemia | 5 | 9.8 | 1.9 |
| Choriocarcinoma | 3 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| Endometrial cancer | 2 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Leiomyosarcoma | 1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Colorectal cancer | 1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Soft tissue sarcoma | 1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Nasopharyngeal tumor | 1 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
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| Trauma | 18 | f/18 | 6.8 |
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| Road traffic accident with head injury | 11 | 61.1 | 4.2 |
| Burns | 7 | 38.9 | 2.6 |
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| Others | 7 | f/7 | 2.6 |
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| End-stage renal disease | 2 | 28.6 | 0.7 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage (gynecologic) | 2 | 28.6 | 0.7 |
| SOL with hemiparesis | 1 | 14.3 | 0.4 |
| Motor neuron disease | 1 | 14.3 | 0.4 |
| Acute severe asthma | 1 | 14.3 | 0.4 |
Abbreviations: f, frequency; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; SOL, space-occupying lesion.