Place of death for people with HIV: a population-level comparison of eleven countries across three continents using death certificate data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With over 1 million HIV-related deaths annually, quality end-of-life care remains a priority. Given strong public preference for home death, place of death is an important consideration for quality care. This 11 country study aimed to i) describe the number, proportion of all deaths, and demographics of HIV-related deaths; ii) identify place of death; iii) compare place of death to cancer patients iv), determine patient/health system factors associated with place of HIV-related death.

Methods

In this retrospective analysis of death certification, data were extracted for the full population (ICD-10 codes B20-B24) for 1-year period: deceased's demographic characteristics, place of death, healthcare supply.

Results

i) 19,739 deaths were attributed to HIV. The

SUBMITTER: Harding R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785855 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature