Leading causes of death and high mortality rates in an HIV endemic setting (Kisumu county, Kenya, 2019).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In resource-limited settings, underlying causes of death (UCOD) often are not ascertained systematically, leading to unreliable mortality statistics. We reviewed medical charts to establish UCOD for decedents at two high volume mortuaries in Kisumu County, Kenya, and compared ascertained UCOD to those notified to the civil registry.

Methods

Medical experts trained in COD certification examined medical charts and ascertained causes of death for 456 decedents admitted to the mortuaries from April 16 through July 12, 2019. Decedents with unknown HIV status or who had tested HIV-negative >90 days before the date of death were tested for HIV. We calculated annualized all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates grouped according to global burden of disease (GBD) catego

SUBMITTER: Waruru A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8775329 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature