Table 2 Cause of death and season of death by child HIV status
From: HIV-exposed children account for more than half of 24-month mortality in Botswana
Total deaths (N = 106) | HIV-infected deaths (N = 12) | HIV-exposed uninfected deaths (N = 70) | HIV-unexposed deaths (N = 24) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cause of Death (N, % of total deaths) | ||||
Diarrheal Illness | 46 (43 %) | 6 (50 %) | 32 (46 %) | 8 (33 %) |
Pneumonia | 14 (13 %) | 1 (8 %) | 9 (13 %) | 4 (17 %) |
Respiratory Illness | 17 (16 %) | 3 (25 %) | 10 (14 %) | 4 (17 %) |
Other Infection | 8 (8 %) | 1 (8 %) | 6 (9 %) | 1 (4 %) |
Trauma/Accident | 5 (5 %) | 0 | 2 (3 %) | 3 (13 %) |
Other (non-infectious) | 5 (5 %) | 0 | 3 (4 %) | 2 (8 %) |
Unable to classify | 11 (10 %) | 1 (8 %) | 8 (11 %) | 2 (8 %) |
Death by season of Birth (N, % of total births who died)a | ||||
Jan-March (Rain, hot) (N = 995 total births) | 50 (5 %) | 6 (46 %) | 31 (6 %) | 13 (3 %) |
Apr-June (Dry, temperate) (N = 1009 total births) | 34 (3 %) | 3 (30 %) | 24 (5 %) | 7 (1 %) |
July–Sept (Dry, cool) (N = 631 total births) | 11 (2 %) | 3 (38 %) | 6 (2 %) | 2 (1 %) |
Oct–Dec (Variable rain, hot) (N = 415 total births) | 11 (3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 9 (5 %) | 2 (1 %) |