Table 2. Description of suspected-pneumonia deaths, according to narrative allocation.
| Open Narrative
*
N = 171 |
No Narrative
N = 217 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age | 1–11 months
12–59 months |
124 (73%)
47 (27%) |
151 (70%)
66 (30%) |
| Sex | Male
Female Missing |
74 (43%)
96 (56%) 1 (1%) |
103 (47%)
113 (52%) 1 (<1%) |
| Sought formal care prior
to death ** |
Yes
No Don’t know |
147 (86%)
23 (14%) 1 (<1%) |
187 (86%)
29 (13%) 1 (<1%) |
| Location of death | Home
Healthcare facility In transit Other *** Missing |
64 (37%)
82 (48%) 22 (13%) 3 (2%) - |
72 (33%)
97 (45%) 19 (9%) 18 (8%) 11 (5%) |
| Season of death | Rainy
Dry |
94 (55%)
77 (45%) |
124 (57%)
93 (43%) |
| Pneumonia classification | InterVA only
WHO VA signs only Caregiver reported only InterVA + WHO VA signs WHO VA signs + caregiver InterVA + caregiver InterVA + WHO VA signs + caregiver |
106 (62%)
10 (6%) 7 (4%) 31 (18%) 1 (1%) 13 (8%) 3 (2%) |
135 (62%)
21 (10%) 8 (4%) 36 (17%) 2 (1%) 10 (5%) 5 (2%) |
*Only the open narrative records are included in the analysis
**Question from the WHO 2012 VA tool – “In the final days before death, did (s)he travel to a hospital or health centre”
***’Other’ includes private clinics and outside of the household (e.g. with a neighbour or in the field).