Table 3 Characteristics of 30 treatment eligible children who died prior to the initiation of ART
Cause of death | Age at eligibility | Sex | WHO clinical stage at eligibility | CD4% or absolute CD4 count at eligibility | Place of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disseminated Tuberculosis, Sepsis | 13 years | M | 1 | 140 cells/mm3 | Hospital |
Disseminated Tuberculosis, Sepsis | 8 years | M | 3 | 10 cells/mm3 | Hospital |
Kaposi Sarcoma | 7 years | M | 4 | - | Hospital |
Severe Malnutrition | 8 months | M | 4 | 22% | Hospital |
Severe Malnutrition, Sepsis | 19 months | M | 4 | 27% | Hospital |
Severe Malnutrition, Sepsis | 8 years | F | 4 | 120 cells/mm3 | Hospital |
Tuberculosis | 19 months | F | 3 | 13% | Hospital |
Tuberculosis | 2 years | M | 3 | 9% | Hospital |
Tuberculosis | 7 months | M | 3 | 10% | Hospital |
Tuberculosis | 6 years | M | 3 | 30 cells/mm3 | Hospital |
Tuberculosis, Meningitis | 11 years | M | 4 | 10 cells/mm3 | Hospital |
Very Severe Pneumonia | 8 months | M | 3 | 8% | Hospital |
Unknown | 2 years | F | 2 | 3% | Home |
Unknown | 4 years | F | - | 3% | Home |
Unknown | 20 months | M | 4 | 9% | Home |
Unknown | 1 month | F | 1 | 10% | Home |
Unknown | 13 months | F | 3 | 19% | Home |
Unknown | 23 months | F | - | 7% | Home |
Unknown | 2 years | F | 4 | 16% | Home |
Unknown | 3 years | M | 2 | 13% | Home |
Unknown | 19 months | F | - | 8% | Home |
Unknown | 13 years | M | - | 20 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 14 years | M | 2 | 320 cells/mm3 (8%) | Home |
Unknown | 10 years | F | 1 | 20 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 6 years | M | 1 | 160 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 10 years | M | 1 | 10 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 12 years | M | - | 380 cells/mm3 (11%) | Home |
Unknown | 12 years | F | 3 | 60 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 6 years | M | 4 | 540 cells/mm3 | Home |
Unknown | 9 years | F | - | 90 cells/mm3 | Home |