Table 2.
Primary causes of child death among 307 children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
| Total, n (%) | Children born to HIV positive mothers (N = 262), n (%) | Children born to HIV negative mothers (N = 45), n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory diseases1 | 109 (35.5) | 96 (36.6) | 13 (28.9) |
| Malaria | 53 (17.3) | 46 (17.6) | 7 (15.6) |
| Diarrheal diseases2 | 39 (12.7) | 34 (13.0) | 5 (11.1) |
| Undetermined | 26 (8.5) | 19 (7.3) | 7 (15.6) |
| Meningitis | 22 (7.2) | 18 (6.9) | 4 (8.8) |
| Septicaemia | 20 (6.5) | 20 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Viral encephalitis | 17 (5.5) | 14 (5.3) | 3 (6.6) |
| Other3 | 13 (4.2) | 9 (3.4) | 3 (6.7) |
| Neonatal conditions4 | 8 (2.6) | 6 (2.3) | 2 (4.4) |
| Total deaths | 307 (100) | 262 (100) | 45 (100) |
1Respiratory illnesses included upper respiratory infection, acute pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis
2Diarrheal diseases included acute watery diarrhea, persistent diarrhea and dysentery
3Other included burns, protein energy malnutrition, severe anemia in congestive cardiac failure, motor traffic accident and burns
4Neonatal conditions included sudden infant death syndrome, congenital anomalies and haemorrhagic disease of the newborn