Table 7 Clinical and autopsy cause of death by month since starting TB treatment for 190 deaths among men with possible TB 1 , by HIV status, n (%)
From: Timing, rates, and causes of death in a large South African tuberculosis programme
| HIV negative or unknown | HIV positive on ART | HIV positive not on ART | TOTAL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st month | 2nd-6th month | TOTAL | 1st month | 2nd-6th month | TOTAL | 1st month | 2nd-6th month | TOTAL | ||
| Clinical Cause of Death | ||||||||||
| TB | 3 (50) | 1 (33) | 4 (44) | 10 (56) | 23 (61) | 33 (59) | 18 (56) | 58 (62) | 76 (61) | 113 (59) |
| Non-TB natural deaths | 2 (33) | 2 (67) | 4 (44) | 8 (44) | 14 (37) | 22 (39) | 14 (44) | 34 (37) | 48 (38) | 74 (39) |
| Unnatural deaths | 1 (17) | 0 | 1 (11) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (2) |
| Autopsy Cause of Death | ||||||||||
| TB | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 (25) | 5 (36) | 8 (44) | 13 (41) | 6 (35) | 17 (32) | 23 (33) | 37 (35) |
| Non-TB natural deaths | 1 (33) | 1 (100) | 1 (50) | 9 (64) | 10 (56) | 19 (59) | 11 (65) | 36 (68) | 47 (67) | 68 (64) |
| Unnatural deaths | 1 (33) | 0 | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| No autopsy done | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 84 |