Table 5.
Top 10 Causes of deaths among the brought-in-dead child cases in the University Teaching Hospital during research period by SmartVA and Death Notification Form
| SmartVA (N = 205) | Death Notification Form (N = 205) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Cause of Death | No. | % | Rank | Cause of Death | No. | % |
| Undetermined | 68 | 33.2% | Undetermined | 111 | 54.1% | ||
| 1 | Pneumonia | 36 | 17.6% | 1 | Diarrhea/Dysentery | 18 | 8.8% |
| 2 | Diarrhea/Dysentery | 32 | 15.6% | 2 | Other Defined CoD | 14 | 6.8% |
| 3 | HIV/AIDS | 25 | 12.2% | 3 | Pneumonia | 10 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Malaria | 5 | 2.4% | 4 | Malaria | 9 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Fires | 5 | 2.4% | 5 | RTA | 7 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Drowning | 5 | 2.4% | 6 | Drowning | 7 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Other CVDs | 5 | 2.4% | 7 | Fires | 6 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Meningitis | 4 | 2.0% | 8 | Other CVDs | 6 | 2.9% |
| 9 | Other Defined CoD | 4 | 2.0% | 9 | Epilepsy | 5 | 2.4% |
| 10 | RTA | 4 | 2.0% | 10 | Other Cancers | 5 | 2.4% |
NB: CVDs cardiovascular diseases, RTA road traffic accident