Variables | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 41 | 82 |
Female | 09 | 18 |
Age | ||
65 years and over | 27 | 54 |
Under 65 | 23 | 46 |
Ethnicity/colour | ||
White | 35 | 70 |
Black | 11 | 22 |
Oriental | 01 | 2 |
Left blank | 03 | 6 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 15 | 30 |
Married | 19 | 38 |
Divorced | 03 | 6 |
Widowed | 04 | 8 |
Ignored | 09 | 18 |
Schooling | ||
None | 02 | 4 |
4 to 7 years of study | 12 | 24 |
8 to 11 years of study | 03 | 6 |
Ignored | 33 | 66 |
Occupation | ||
Retired/pensioner | 15 | 30 |
Homemaker | 02 | 4 |
Miscellaneous | 06 | 12 |
Ignored | 27 | 54 |
Clinical and operational characteristics | ||
Place of death | ||
Hospital | 36 | 72 |
Other healthcare establishment | 10 | 20 |
At home | 03 | 6 |
Others | 01 | 2 |
Received medical assistance | ||
Yes | 31 | 62 |
No | 01 | 2 |
Ignored | 18 | 36 |
Diagnosis confirmed by further examinations | ||
Yes | 15 | 30 |
No | 08 | 16 |
Ignored | 27 | 54 |
Diagnosis confirmed by surgery | ||
Yes | 07 | 14 |
No | 22 | 44 |
Ignored | 21 | 42 |
Diagnosis confirmed by necropsy | ||
Yes | 27 | 54 |
No | 19 | 38 |
Ignored | 04 | 8 |
Clinical form of the disease by ICD-10 | ||
A 15.2 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed histologically | 18 | 36 |
A 15.3 Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by unspecified means | 01 | 2 |
A 16.2 Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation | 25 | 50 |
A 16.5 Tuberculous pleurisy, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation | 01 | 2 |
A 17.8 Other tuberculosis of nervous system | 01 | 2 |
A 18.0 Tuberculosis of bones and joints | 01 | 2 |
18.8 Tuberculosis of other specified organs | 01 | 2 |
A 19.8 Other miliary tuberculosis | 01 | 2 |
Filling-in of certificate of death | ||
Assistant | 12 | 24 |
Substitute | 06 | 12 |
Death verification service | 19 | 38 |
Others | 11 | 22 |
Left blank | 02 | 4 |