Open AccessAnalysis of trends in total deaths and AIDS-related deaths certified at Mosvold Hospital, Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal, from 2003 to 2008
Author(s) -
Chris Williams
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
southern african journal of hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2078-6751
pISSN - 1608-9693
DOI - 10.4102/sajhivmed.v11i1.245
Subject(s) - medicine , cause of death , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , mortality rate , pediatrics , disease , family medicine , surgery , sociology
Objectives. To analyse mortality trends from deaths registered at Mosvold Hospital, Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal, and possible impact of programmes to treat and prevent HIV infection. \ud\udDesign. Longitudinal study of death certifications from 2003 to 2008.\ud\udSetting. Mosvold Hospital mortuary, Ingwavuma.\ud\udSubjects. Counterfoils of form 83/BI-1663, Notification/Register of Death/Stillbirths (Republic of South Africa, Department of Home Affairs), completed at Mosvold Hospital from January 2003 to December 2008.\ud\udOutcome measures. Age at death, cause of death, patterns of deaths grouped by age, gender and cause of death.\ud\udResults. AIDS-related deaths were the cause of 53% of deaths, particularly affecting the 20 - 59-year and under-5 age groups. Since 2005 there has been a decline in deaths in the 20 - 59 age group and an increase in average age at death.\ud\udConclusions. The decrease in mortality from 2005 may be associated with antiretroviral roll-out reducing mortality from AIDS-related illnesses