Table 3. Circumstances of the deaths reported in the sample, Sierra Leone, April 2017.
| N* | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of death | |||
| Women aged 14–49 years | 1291 | 376 | 29.1 |
| Women aged 14–49 years pregnant at time of death | 376 | 24 | 6.4 |
| Children under 1 year of age | 1291 | 127 | 9.8 |
| Children under 1 year of age born dead | 109 | 33 | 30.3 |
| Accident-related deaths | 1195 | 59 | 4.9 |
| Place of death | |||
| Home / elsewhere in community |
1171 |
747 | 63.8 |
| Health facility | 413 | 35.3 | |
| Other | 11 | 0.9 | |
| Treatment | |||
| Received any treatment within past month of death | 1069 | 890 | 83.3 |
| Home |
890 |
165 | 18.5 |
| Health facility | 733 | 82.4 | |
| Pharmacy / drug store | 97 | 10.9 | |
| Traditional healer | 57 | 6.4 | |
| Other | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Signs and symptoms | |||
| Fever |
1232 |
396 | 32.1 |
| Joint pain | 259 | 21.0 | |
| Headache | 241 | 19.6 | |
| Abdominal pain | 193 | 15.7 | |
| Other swelling | 92 | 7.5 | |
| Chest pain | 90 | 7.3 | |
| Vomiting | 57 | 4.6 | |
| Diarrhea | 43 | 3.5 | |
| Difficulty breathing | 38 | 3.1 | |
| Puffy face | 20 | 1.6 | |
| Convulsion | 19 | 1.5 | |
| Blurred vision | 17 | 1.4 | |
| Vaginal bleeding | 13 | 1.1 | |
| Number of Ebola-like symptoms (fever, diarrhea, vomiting) | |||
| None | 1232 | 795 | 64.5 |
| One or more | 437 | 35.5 | |