Table 1 Characteristics of deaths by tuberculosis of residents of Foz do Iguaçu (BR), 2004 –2015
Variable | N = 74 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
0 to 19 | 1 | 1.3 |
20 to 59 | 46 | 62.2 |
60 or more | 25 | 33.8 |
No information | 2 | 2.7 |
Sex | ||
Female | 21 | 28.4 |
Male | 53 | 71.6 |
Skin color | ||
White | 51 | 68.9 |
Brown | 20 | 27.0 |
Black | 3 | 4.1 |
Education | ||
Elementary | 34 | 45.9 |
High school | 25 | 33.8 |
Incomplete and Complete Higher | 9 | 12.2 |
No information | 6 | 8.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 36 | 48.6 |
Married/Stable union | 16 | 2.16 |
Divorced | 6 | 8.1 |
Widowed | 12 | 16.2 |
No information | 4 | 5.4 |
Place of death | ||
Residence | 9 | 12.2 |
Hospital | 47 | 63.5 |
Other health facility | 16 | 21.6 |
Others | 2 | 2.7 |
Medical care | ||
Yes | 64 | 86.4 |
No | 9 | 12.2 |
No information | 1 | 1.4 |
Necropsy | ||
Yes | 7 | 9.5 |
No | 65 | 87.8 |
No information | 2 | 2.7 |